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Name : William George Judges Lamkin Son of : George James Lamkin and Lydia Lamkin (née Baxter) of Dartford, Kent. Born : 1882, Dartford, Kent. (registered Dartford Dec 1882 qtr.) Married : 21 January 1915, Alice Maud Bailey, at Dartford, Kent. Child : Peggy Lilian (born 1916, Ventnor). Died : 6 January 1957, aged 75, Isle of Wight. Alice Maud Lamkin died in 1971 aged 85; Peggy Lamkin died in 1982 aged 66. |
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Census information : 1891 : George and Lydia Lamkin, with their children including William aged 8, are at 27, Little Queen Street, Dartford, Kent. George Lamkin is an Attendant on the Insane. 1901 : William Lamkin, aged 18, is a Private with the V.M.S.C. at Herbert Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke, London. 1911 : William Lamkin, aged 29, is a Sergeant (Clerk), with 22 Company, R.A.M.C. at Castle Town, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa. |
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Electoral Roll information : 1947 : William and Alice Lamkin, with their daughter Peggy, are at 65 Whitepit Lane, Newport. |
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Service Details : Staff-Sergt 18576 William George Judges Lamkin, 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Served in the South African War. |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Newport Old Contemptibles Roll of Honour |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, February 5, 1915 Page 4 MARRIAGE LAMKIN-BAILEY. - On Jan, 21st, at Dartford, by special licence, Alice Maud Bailey, of Ventnor, to Staff-Sergt. W.G. Lamkin, R.A.M.C. Page 5 Marriages. LAMKIN - BAILEY The marriage took place at Dartford, Kent, on January 21st, of Miss Alice Maud Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bailey, of Ventnor, and Staff-Sergt. W.G. Lamkin, of the R.A.M.C., 9th Field Ambulance, Flanders. The ceremony was performed by special licence, the bridegroom having received special leave from the front. The newly married received a handsome present from the warrant officers and staff of the regiment, in the form of a timepiece, suitably inscribed. The bridegroom served throughout the Boer War and has been at the front since the 4th August.
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Friday, September 10, 1915 Page 5 Staff-Sergeant W.G. Lamkin, of the R.A.M.C., who recently married a Ventnor lady, writes home stating that he has been moved from his Portsmouth chums to the Guards Division. They had a great send-off from their old division, speeches and commendatory letters from the generals, and, above all, the band to play them away. "It was good," remarks the sergeant, "but I think I would rather stay with the old boys." Sergt. Lamkin has had the honour of winning the Russian second class medal of St. George through an incident in which he took part during the battle of Aisne.
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Friday, July 28, 1916 Page 4 BIRTHS LAMKIN. - On July 22nd, at Ventnor, the wife of Staff-Sergeant W.G. Lamkin, of a daughter (prematurely). The child was named Peggy Lilian.
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Friday, January 11, 1918 Page 2 Sergt.-Major Lamkin, R.A.M.C., who some three years ago married Miss Bailey, of Ventnor, has had the honour of winning the Distinguished Conduct Medal. His name appeared in the recent list of despatches. This makes the fourth winter he has spent on the Western Front. |
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Further Information :
Battle of the Aisne Russian Cross of St George Volunteer Medical Staff Corps |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper and other research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 29th July 2013 (added further newspaper report) |