We remember Horatio Herbert Kitchener

We remember Horatio Herbert Kitchener

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Timeline

Timeline

1850
birth Ballylongford, County Kerry Ireland Source:6161477 24th June 1850
1871
commission Regular Source:6161477 4th January 1871
1871
enlistment United Kingdom Source:6161477 4th January 1871
service British Army Royal Engineers Source:6161477
service British Army Field Marshal Staff Source:6160661
1916
death Killed in Action He was drowned West of the Orkney Islands United Kingdom Source:8526657 Source:7655160 5th June 1916

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Horatio Herbert
Initials HH
Last Name Kitchener
Source 6160661
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Engineers
British Army Staff Field Marshal

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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 Myko59
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Myko59
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Ann39898
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Bryan5462

External Evidence

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Wikipedia entry for Horatio Kitchner C2356
Time-Line of Kitchener's Life Deryck11795
Kitchener by David Gibbins Deryck11795
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener Matthew57315
H. H. Kitchener john14663
Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars by Stephen Bourne Charlotte33
ADM 116/1526 H.M.S. HAMPSHIRE - Sunk 5th June 1916 - Casualties Andrew84401

Multimedia

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Earl Kitchener Myko59
Alfred Leete Poster Deryck11795
Man/Poster Deryck11795
Newspaper Headline Deryck11795
Poster Deryck11795
In Arab Dress Deryck11795
Kitchener as a baby C2356
HMS Hampshire (1903) C2356
Inscription DR117137

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We remember Horatio Herbert Kitchener