We remember George Edward Kingsley Bemand

We remember George Edward Kingsley Bemand

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Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Kingston Jamaica Source:6194112 Source:6194120 19th March 1892
1892
location 3 Musgrove Avenue, Kingston Jamaica parents address Source:6194120 31st March 1892
1897
sibling Harold Leslie Bemand Source:6194112 17th October 1897
1913
education Engineering University College, London London United Kingdom Source:6194117 1913
1914
events Officer Training Corps, University of London Training London United Kingdom Source:6194117 October 1914
1915
commission Temporary Source:6194117 24th May 1915
1915
service British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Ammunition Column, 148 Brigade Source:6194127 November 1915 - October 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:295180 16th September 1916
1916
service British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Y/5 Trench Mortar Battery Source:9061423 18th October 1916 - 26th December 1916
education Dulwich College London United Kingdom Source:6164955
events Training before service in France Training Grantham and Salisbury Plain United Kingdom Source:6194127
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Source:7153270
location 56 Sinclair Road, South Kensington United Kingdom Source:6164955
1916
death Killed in Action Killed by a shell near Bethune, France Bethune France Source:7153270 Source:6194112 26th December 1916
burial Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7153270

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George Edward Kingsley
Initials GEK
Last Name Bemand
Source 6194104
First Names George Edward Kingsley
Initials GEK
Last Name Bemand
Source 6194104
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
3 Musgrove Avenue, Kingston Jamaica parents address known 31st March 1892
56 Sinclair Road, South Kensington United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Field Artillery Ammunition Column, 148 Brigade Temporary Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Field Artillery Y/5 Trench Mortar Battery Temporary Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Elizabeth Bemand mother
George Bemand father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harold Leslie Bemand brother 17th October 1897

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription Jo6
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jo6
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army, Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1914-1918 Transcription Deborah102878
British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription Deborah102878
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Deborah102878
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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George Edward Kingsley Bemand – the first black officer in the British Army? Jo6
Commonwealth War Graves Commission record Charlotte33
Roll of Honour Charlotte33
Dulwich College register Charlotte33
Obituary Charlotte33
Obituary for George Edward Kingsley Bemand Charlotte33

Multimedia

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G E K Bemand in uniform Jo6
Medal Card p1 Peter5151
Medal Card p2 Peter5151
Cap Badge Peter5151
CWGC Record Peter5151
LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY Peter5151
Headstone olivier56465
Out of many, one people Deborah102878

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We remember George Edward Kingsley Bemand