We remember Robert Walter Kemp

We remember Robert Walter Kemp

Timeline

Timeline

1886
birth Source:7707483 28th November 1886
1901
enlistment Source:7707483 26th September 1901
1901
service Royal Navy 12234 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Source:7707483 26th September 1901
marriage Clara Elizabeth Kemp Source:7963685
service Royal Navy Private CH/12234 Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." Source:7963685
1915
death Killed in Action Robert Walter Kemp was one of more than 500 people lost on HMS Formidable on 1st January 1915 when the battleship was torpedoed by U-24 off Start Point, Devon, UK. HMS Formidable United Kingdom Source:7963685 1st January 1915
burial Chatham Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Kent United Kingdom Source:7963685

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Walter
Initials RW
Last Name Kemp
Source 7707483
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Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 12234 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Royal Navy CH/12234 Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." Private
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Clara Elizabeth Kemp wife

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Royal Marines 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Maritime35342

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