William Chesson - All Saints, Murston - Sittingbourne, Kent - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Individual plaque to William Chesson KIA 7/1/1916, aged 19. Located on the south wall of All Saints' church, Murston, Sittingnourne.

Inscription -
THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM CHESSON
"SIGNALLER" 1/5TH BUFFS EAST KENT REGIMENT
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE PERSIAN GULF
JANUARY 7TH 1916 AGED 19 YEARS
"HIS COUNTRY CALLED. HE ANSWERED WITH HIS LIFE"

"CHESSON, WILLIAM. Signaller, No. 2338, l/Sth (Territorial) Battn. The
Buffs (East Kent Regt.)
William Chesson, of Brickmakers" Arms. Murston, Sittntgbourne, Kent. Licenced Victualler, by his wife. Emilv Elizabeth, dau. of William Hills ; b. Sittingbourne, 14 Nov. 1896 ; educ. Murston Council School, and was subsequently apprenticed as a Carpenter; joined the East Kent Territorials in May, 1914 ; volunteered for foreign service after the outbreak of war in the following Aug. ; served in India from Oct. 1914 ; with the Indian Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia from Nov. 1915. and was killed in action at Sheikli Saad 7 Jan. 1916. Buried on the battlefield. His Signalling Sergt. wrote :
"Bill was one of my best signallers, and I can't say how verv sorrv I am to lose him. He was a most willing worker and alwavs readv to do any little thing. He was a great favourite with all the signallers, and also with everybody in his company, and he will be greatly missed by them all."
and a comrade:
"In going into action your son was told to remain with the headquarters of our signallers, and at the time he was killed he was close to the Colonel, Adjutant, Mu'nalliim s.-rgt. and Corpl.. all of whom, except the Sergt., were hit bv the shell which burst in their midst." Ftim. "

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