We remember William Cecil Kennedy Megaw

We remember William Cecil Kennedy Megaw

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
sibling John George Kennedy Megaw Source:5479856 24th April 1883
1885
birth Farnborough, Kent United Kingdom Source:5479853 Source:5479856 8th May 1885
1887
sibling Edith Annie Kennedy Megaw Source:5479856 5th July 1887
1891
dates Age 5 Source:5479856 1891
1891
location Hurstpierpoint, Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:5479856 1891
1911
dates Age 25 Source:5480007 1911
1911
location Marlborough Lines, Aldershot, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:5480007 1911
1913
marriage Alice May Gaussen Source:5484792 1st October 1913
1913
marriage Alice M Gaussen Source:5484792 1913
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3001139 16th August 1914 - 31st March 1915
1915
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:5487376 16th February 1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:6161041
service British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment Source:3001139
1915
death Killed in Action Near Ypres Belgium Source:5486546 Source:5479854 31st March 1915
burial Ramparts Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Lille Gate, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen Belgium D. 29 Source:7604591

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Cecil Kennedy
Initials WCK
Last Name Megaw
Source 3001139
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Hurstpierpoint, Sussex United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Marlborough Lines, Aldershot, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Norfolk Regiment Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Unknown First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Kennedy Megaw father
Mary Augusta Zouche - Mamie Smith mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John George Kennedy Megaw brother 24th April 1883
Edith Annie Kennedy Megaw sister 5th July 1887
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice M Gaussen wife 1913
Alice May Gaussen wife 1st October 1913

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Clare995
GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription Clare995
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clare995
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clare995
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Liberty2494
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Clare995
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Clare995
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Clare995

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Grave memorial Clare995
Commonwealth War Graves site Liberty2494
Gazette announcement of award of Military Cross to W C K Megaw Clare995
Mention in Despatches, London Gazette, 16 Feb 1915 Clare995
Mention in Despatches, London Gazette, 18 June 1915 Clare995
Record on this site Liberty2494
Record on this site Liberty2494

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record Clare995

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