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Lieutenant & Wilfred Farrar Keay
Served In: 9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Born: Eastbourne, Sussex Died 1916 16th September

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch
More Information see Lieutenant Wilfrid Farrar Keay, 9th K.O.Y.L.I. is remembered on the Battle of
the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Alphabet/ka.htm. He is remembered
on Eastbourne College Roll of Honour at:-
https://fluencycdn.fluencycms.co.uk/FileCluster/EastbourneCollege/mainfolder/roll-of-honour/roll-of-
honour-2016-02-09a.pdf

Corporal Frank Kilsby
Served In: 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 2530
Born: Alcester, Warwickshire Died 1916 30th August

Buried: Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 14th October
1916 and Corporal Frank Kilsby 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, (rest in peace in Euston
Road Cemetery). is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/8th_worcestershire.htm. Plus a photo of him with his platoon at:-
http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/bat_8_1915.php

Private Cyril Bernard Kings

Served In: 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 2416645
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 18th August
Buried: Pozieres British Cemetery, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: Astwood Bank war memorial and Astwood Bank Baptist Church war memorial
More Information see Private Cryil Bernard Kings, Service No 4865, 1/6th Royal Warwickshire
Regiment, attached to another unit, killed in action 18th August 1916, (Rest in Peace in Pozieres British
Cemetery.) He is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour 1/8th Battalion,
Worcestershire Regiment at:- http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Units/british/8th_worcestershire.htm

Private C. H. Lamb
Served In: Royal Warwickshire Regiment 240
Born: Not known Missing 1916

More Information see Birmingham Gazette – Saturday 9th September 1916, states that he was
wounded, shell shock. The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 16th September
1916, states that he was missing.

Private James Layton
Served In: 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 22832
Born: Feckenham, Worcestershire Died 1916 20th August

Remembered: Theipval Memorial, Picardie, France
More Information see Birmingham Gazette – Wednesday 4th October 1916 and The Bromsgrove,
Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 7th October 1916

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