Private 17925 William Thomas KEMPTON

Private 17925 William Thomas Kempton{gallery}Pte W T Kempton{/gallery}6th Battalion, Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh’s Regiment)
Died of wounds at 38th Casualty Clearing Station, France and Flanders, 3 July 1916, aged 31

• Buried: Heilly Station Cemetery, Somme, France (under surname Kimpton). Grave I.B.7
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Frederick and Hannah Whitehouse of Tamworth
• Husband of Alice M Kempton [nee Battams]. Married Oct Qtr 1913 at Nuneaton
• NNWFHS Memorials: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Kempton
• Heilly Station Cemetery
• Wiltshire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1885 and baptised 1 Oct 1891 at Birmingham
• Lived at 9 Vince Street, Smethwick [1901]
  
• Lived as a lodger at 31 Deacon Street, Nuneaton [1911]
• Employed as a miner / trammer [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in France 19 Jul 1915