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Drew, Samuel Henry: #143, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Australian Army - Died in WW1 on 30.08.1915;

Notes: This soldier’s record is a rather convoluted story, which I have detailed briefly here; any serious researcher of his family should investigate all WW1 Australian Records;



Summary: It appears that Samuel Henry Drew #143, enlisted on 21.08.1914 in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment & was returned to Australia on 01.03.1915 & discharged for disciplinary reasons in Melbourne;

He then subsequently re-enlisted in Toowoomba, Queensland under the name of Samuel Henry Kingdon #1703, on 03.08.1915 in the 25th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements & died of illness on 30.08.1915 whilst troop shipping from Australia to Egypt; The records indicate that he was admitted into Isolation hospital on board the troopship ‘Shropshire’ suffering from gonorrhea & finally contracted double pneumonia from which he died;

In the 1914 enlistment he gave his name as Samuel Henry Drew, aged 30 years & 6 months, born in Plymouth, Devon, England & declared that he was a Labourer & that his next of kin was his Mother, Lucy Janet Drew of #1, Amerley Road, South Brisbane;

In the 1915 re-enlistment he gave his name as Samuel Henry Kingdon, aged 36 years & 6 months, born in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England & declared that he was a Fireman, an ex Watchmaker’s apprentice in Plymouth for 5 years, & that he had served previously in the 2nd Devonshire Regiment & the 3rd Australian Contingent in the Boer War; he gave his Brother, Arthur James Kingdon of Annerley Road, East Tooroomba, Queensland as his next of kin; He is recorded as having a bullet wound scar on his forehead & some shrapnel scars on both shins at that time; The records indicate that this soldier embarked from Sydney on 20.08.1915 on board the ‘HMAT Shropshire’ with the 2nd Reinforcements, 25th Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Brigade;

Numerous pension & gratuity claims from his Mother & from his Wife, Olive Amelia Drew (nee Daniels) are recorded in his extensive file records as well as a National Newspaper Search article used to locate his family & relatives in 1916;

I understand that Samuel Henry Drew was born in Oakhampton, Devon in 1879 & sailed to Australia with his Father Henry Drew (b.1845) & his Mother Janet Drew (b.1846), on the ‘Duke of Buccleuch’ from Plymouth to Townsville on 20.06.1884; Samuel Henry Drew Married Olive Daniels in Queensland on 19.12.1901 (Reg #001895, page #7045), produced at least 4 children, but may very well have deserted her earlier & lived with a woman called Minnie Livingstone in Coorparoo as man & wife & that there were also children of this union; He may have been issued the South African War Ribbon; His War Medals appear to have been forfeited but the Memorial Plaque was issued to his legal wife, Olive Drew (nee Daniels) & the Memorial Scroll to his de facto wife, Minnie Drew (nee Livingstone) in 1922; More information on record;


Kingdon, Samuel Richard: Class ‘C’, 2nd Division Reservist, New Zealand, 1917, WW1;

Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist with 2 Children in the 1917 registration in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand; At that time he was a Sanitary Inspector & living at #215, Queen Street, Masterton; This is Samuel Richard Kingdon born in 1879 in New Zealand, he is the son of Samuel Kingdon, a Plumber, & Elizabeth ?? who Married in ??; In 1905 & 1906 Samuel Richard Kingdon is a Plumber living in Queen Street, Masterton; Samuel Richard Kingdon Married Ethel Armitage in 1908 in Masterton, Wellington & in 1911 they live in Beattie Street, Fielding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, he is a Plumbing Inspector; In 1914 Samuel Richard & Ethel Kingdon live in Kimbolton Road, Fielding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, & he is working as a Borough Inspector; Following his enlistment in the New Zealand Army Reserve & in 1919 this family are living at #215, Queen Street, Masterton, he is a recorded as a Sanitary Inspector; In 1928 they live in #97, Western Springs Road with is widowed Mother in Grey Lynn, Auckland; In 1935 & 1938 Samuel Richard & Ethel Kingdon live at #297, Great North Road, W2, Grey Lynn, Auckland, Samuel is now recorded as a plumber with his son; I believe that Ellen Kingdon Died in 1949 Aged 67 & that Samuel Richard Kingdon died in 1951 Aged 71;



Kingdon, Sidney Walter: #8147, Manchester Regiment; Boer War & WW1;

Notes: This Regimental Number would indicate enlistment in the Regular Army Battalions of the Manchester Regiment between 25.02.1902 & 22.01.1903; This is Sidney Walter Kingdon born 1884? in Roath, Cardiff in his Army Records, but I believe that he may have lied about his age when he enlisted because I have him born on 07.05.1887 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of William Kingdon, a Painter, b.14.06.1840 in Taunton & Mary Ann Rose b.14.06.1854 from Bristol, Gloucestershire, who probably Married in 1870 in St Saviours, Southwark, London I believe; I cannot locate a sailing or passenger record for his parents but they did emigrate to Canada ca.1874; (His parents lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1881 as Sidney’s elder siblings were mostly born in Canada); In 1891 Wales Census Sidney Kingdon aged 3 lives with his parents at #4, Crofts Street, Roath, Cardiff, Wales, they are also at the same address in the 1901 Census where Sidney is aged 13 years; Sidney Walter Kingdon Enlisted on 17.11.1902 in Aldershot, he was a Messenger by trade & aged 18 years & 6 months, which may not be true (see his birth date details above); I believe that he initially served with the 2nd Battalion at Home from 17.11.1902 to 06.02.1903, he was then posted to the 3rd Battalion in South Africa on 06.02.1903 where he served until 09.10.1905; Whilst in South Africa he was in hospital for a month with Scarletina; He was returned to home duty & Transferred to the Army Reserve on 16.11.1905 where he served until being mobilised for WW1 Service (whilst living in Canada) from the Army Reserve on 30.09.1914 but was discharged on the same date as being no longer physically fit for War Service under King’s Regulations, Para 392 (xvi); For the records his service time was counted from his initial served time plus his Army Reserve time & equalled a total of 11 years & 318 days; I understand that Sidney Walter Kingdon & his parents emigrated back to Canada in December 1905 on board the ‘SS Virginian’; More research confirms that S W Kingdon Aged 21 sailed from England to Quebec, bound for Peterborough, on board the ‘SS Tunisian’ in November 1905; Further research indicates that Sidney Walter Kingdon sailed to the UK from Canada in July 1906 on board the ‘SS Tunisian’; His Father William Kingdon sailed to UK from Montreal on 27.08.1906 on the ‘SS Dominion’; Then I found Sidney & his Father William travelled back to Saint John, New Brunswick on the ‘SS Empress of Britain’ in December 1906, both painters & both marked as Returning Canadians; I have no idea why Sidney Walter & his Father William Kingdon should both travel separately to England in 1906 & then return to Canada together in December but wonder if it was for work or perhaps a family bereavement; In 1911 Sidney Kingdon lived with his parents back in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Sidney Walter Kingdon then Married Nellie Capewell, born ca.1889 in Staffordshire, England, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on 03.07.1911, (I note that Sidney’s estimated birth year was 1885 on his marriage records & that he is a painter too, like his Father); Nellie Capewell’s family emigrated to Canada in 1906; I believe that Sidney Walter Kingdon died in Sutton West, Ontario, Canada on 21.06.1965 Aged 78; Further Notes: Some people on Ancestry.com have Public Trees with this guy as Sidney J Kingdon, but this is not correct & they have his whole family mixed up; (There is probably a Brother named Gordon William Kingdon, born in 1875 in Toronto, Canada & who seems to have served at some time in UK because there is a Chelsea Pensioner of that name & with the correct birth place on records, who I am also following up); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (I also now believe that his Father was probably Kingdon, William: Private, #3063, 2nd European Light Infantry, East India Company Army); This Family needs a little more research although I am in touch with a descendant since August 2012 & will request clearer details;
Kingdon, Sidney: Merchant Seaman during WW1; BT 351/1/177262;

Notes: This is probably Sidney Percival Kingdon born in 1899 in Clifton, Bristol, his Merchant Seaman’s WW1 Medals Record have 1899; If I am correct then this Sidney Percival Kingdon is the son of David Kingdon, a Slaughterman/Butcher b.1870 in Clifton, Bristol & Blanche Beavis from Bristol who Married in 1890 in Bristol & initially lived & worked as a Butcher in Elgin Street in Birkenhead, Cheshire; In the 1901 Census Sidney Kingdon is aged 2 years & living with his parents in Dowry Square, Bristol; In the 1911 Census Sidney Kingdon is now aged 11 & living with his Parents at #6, Ambrose Road, Clifton, Bristol, his Father is a Butcher; Sidney Kingdon may well have served for some years as a Merchant Seaman, probably as a Steward, sailing between England & New York; On 26.04.1918 Sidney Kingdon sailed from Cardiff, Wales to New York onboard the ‘Northumberland’; On 10.09.1921 & again on the 27.10.1921 Sidney (Sid) Kingdon (Kingdom) sailed from London & Newcastle onboard the ‘SS Vellavia’; On 13.12.1926 Sidney Kingdon sailed from Al Basrah, Iraq to New York on the ‘SS Glensloy’; Sidney P Kingdon Married Bessie Evelyn Tucker in Bristol in 1934; I understand that Sidney Percival Kingdon died on 02.10.1953 in Bristol, Gloucestershire aged 54; I did not research further; Awarded the WW1 Mercantile Marine & the British War Medal; (Probably the Brother of Merchant Seaman David Kingdon, WW1 BT 351/1/177261); Not researched further;




Kingdon, Sidney J: Royal Field Artillery No: 132909 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: The Regimental number #132909 would indicate joining No. 7 (Territorial force) Artillery Training School in early March 1916; This Soldier also served with the Royal Garrison Artillery as #212685 which is quite a late number for WW1; Medals Card on file;



Additional Notes: The Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon – Parish of George Nympton, has a Reference #4868 to a Kingdon, Sidney who is absent from the village & serving as Gunner #944554 with the 66 M.T. Company, Royal Field Artillery in 1919; Is this the same soldier? There are other soldiers’ records with similar numbers who were renumbered with 944xxx before the end of 1916 & they all appear to have joined 538th Howitzer Battery, which I assume was in the 283rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery (4th London Brigade) & broken up in November 1916; Some of these men subsequently went to C/332, then D/210; I also understand that 66 M.T. Coy, would also indicate Army Service Corps service at some point? (I note that there is also a Kingdom, Sidney J: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 457514 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 but I have not linked the three); Insufficient information to identify accurately;

Further Notes: Following more research in South Molton in Devon I believe that we located Sidney John Kingdon’s son & he confirms that his Father, Sydney (known as ‘Blind Sid’), served in France in WW1 in the ‘heavy artillery’ but only lost his sight after the war & not during WW1; Subsequently, I believe that this is therefore Sydney John Kingdon, born 10.03.1896 & baptised on 05.04.1896 in George Nympton, Devon; He was the son of Thomas Wotton Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer, b.30.03.1856 in Kings Nympton, Devon & Elizabeth Kingdon Setherton b.1855 in Romansleigh, who Married on 31.03.1880 in South Molton, Devon; In the 1901 Census Sidney J Kingdon lived with his parents in the village of George Nympton; In 1911 Census Sidney Kingdon was aged 15 & working as a Cow Boy on a farm in South Molton; Following his WW1 service, Sidney John Kingdon Married Catherine (Kate) Annie Andrews, b.1902 George Nympton, on 27.09.1922 in George Nympton, Devon; Sidney John Kingdon Died on 14.06.1977 & was buried in George Nympton on 18.06.1977, Aged 81;
Kingdon, Stanley: Royal Engineers No: 122479 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1; Sapper Stanley Kingdon #122479, Royal Engineers, Drowned at Sea on 26.05.1917; Notes: I believe that Stanley Kingdon enlisted in Bournemouth (records say), lived in Cardiff & first served in France 25.11.1915; Stanley Kingdon was born in 4th Q 1895 in Barnstaple, the son of Henry John Hutchings Kingdon, a French Polisher, b.1864 in Barnstaple & Florence Copp from Barnstaple, who were Married in Barnstaple in 1885; In 1901 Stanley Kingdon lives with his parents in Barnstaple; His military record on Ancestry.com says that he was living in Bournemouth when he enlisted? I needed to follow this one up?

Notes: A second look at Pension Records reveal – Stanley Kingdon, born in Barnstaple & Aged 20 enlisted in Bournemouth on 13.02.1915, declared as working for the Post Office; Originally allotted #S/8241 in The Black Watch; He then appears to have been Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (??) on 09.03.1915? not being likely to become a proficient soldier, having served 25 days; His eyesight may have been below standard?; However, there is some anomaly as another set of Records have #S/8241 Stanley Kingdon serving with the Royal Highlanders? In this record his Father is Harry John Kingdon living at #4, Hanover Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth; Is this the same Stanley Kingdon?

Notes: A third look at CWGC Records reveals – There is also another address reference on the CWGC records - Son of Mr. H. I. and Mrs. F. Kingdon, of "Luzern", Surrey Rd., Branksome, Bournemouth; This also states that Sapper Stanley Kingdon was aged 22 when he died & was serving with the Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport Section; - Died in WW1; Sapper STANLEY KINGDON, #122479, Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers who died age 22 on 26 May 1917; Son of Mr. H. I. and Mrs. F. Kingdon, of "Luzern", Surrey Rd., Branksome, Bournemouth. Remembered with honour at the BASRA MEMORIAL in Iraq, which has Rolls of Honour held at the CWGC Commission’s Head Office commemorating by name all the Commonwealth casualties who died in Iraq during the two World Wars; Medals Card on file; (There is a Brother Leslie Kingdon who emigrated to Canada & served with a number of different Units as #260483);


Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, ‘D’ Company, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;

Notes: This is probably Stanley Craig Kingdon b.1887 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; However, the Military Records for this New Zealand WW1 Soldier actually records that his Mother was Mrs. F.M. Kingdon of Yaldhurst, Christchurch; This has caused some confusion as I can find no birth records that support this statement? The only F.M. Kingdon I can find is Frances Mary Kingdon, b.1876, daughter of Josiah Stephens Kingdon & Catherine Johnson? She is the Spinster Sister of Stanley Craig Kingdon b.1887 & his brothers? This could mean that there is either a mix up in the Military Records or that there is another Stanley Craig Kingdon who is perhaps the illegitimate son of Frances Mary Kingdon but, again, I can find no birth or other records? In 1911 Stanley Craig Kingdon lives at #526, South Road, Hornby, Riccarton, Canterbury & is working as a Carter; In 1914 Stanley Craig Kingdon still lives in South Road, Riccarton, but is also recorded as being a Prison Warder working at HM Prison in Invercargill, Southland, this prison was only established in 1910 & operated as a borstal until 1981; On the 11.01.1915 S.C. Kingdon of Invercargill & other recruits of the 8th (Southland) Regiment passed through Christchurch on their way to Trentham to fill Southland’s quota to the 3rd Reinforcements for WW1 Service; The Military Records for Stanley Craig Kingdon, Corporal, #8/3828, clearly indicates that he was a Labourer at enlistment & confirms his mother as Mrs. F.M. Kingdon of Yaldhurst, Christchurch; These records also state that he Embarked on 08.01.1916 at Wellington with the 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, ‘D’ Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; He was on board the ‘HMNZT Maunganui’ which sailed from Wellington to the Suez in Egypt, S.C. Kingdon was #21 on the Nominal Roll & recorded on Page #28 of the Roll; On the 16.08.1917 there is a Wounded Report #648/10 for #8/3828 Private Kingdon S.C. of the 9th Reinforcements which was also reported in the local press on 30.08.1917 stating that he was not reported as a severe case; In 1919 Stanley Craig Kingdon is again recorded as a Prison Warder at Invercargill Prison; However, there is also a record for a Stanley Craig Kingdon being a Carter & living at #526, South Road, Hornby? I understand that Stanley Craig Kingdon Married Florence Ella Clements in 1919; There are also electoral registrations for Stanley Craig & Florence Ella Kingdon, a Labourer, living at #53, Mortlake Street, Islington, Kaiapoi, Canterbury in 1928, 1935, 1946, & 1949; In 1954 & 1959 Stanley Craig lives at the same Mortlake Street address & is now retired; I believe that they had no children; Florence Ella Kingdon died in 1951 Aged 64 & Stanley Craig Kingdon died in 1965 Aged 78; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917 WW1); Or was he in fact a Nephew of all of the Kingdon men mentioned here? This man needs a lot more research;
Kingdon, Stanley Phillip #258749, Signalman, 45th Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, - Died in WW2;

Notes: This is Stanley Phillip Kingdon born in 1922 in Exeter, Devon; He was the son of Sidney John Kingdon, a Plumber & Gas Fitter, b.1875 in Exeter, Devon & Edith Maude Guscott, b.1884 Exeter, who Married in Exeter in 1904 & lived at #10, Jubilee Street in St Leonard’s, Exeter in 1911; Stanley Phillip Kingdon Died on 05.11.1940 at the age of 18 during WW2 & is Remembered with Honour in the Exeter Higher Cemetery in Heavitree, Exeter in Devon; Awarded the 1939-45 Star & the 1939-45 War Medals;


Kingdon, Stanley William George: #M35851, Shipwright, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1089, WW1;

Notes: This is Stanley William George Kingdon born 31.03.1903 in St Germans, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census there is a Stanley W. Kingdon, a scholar aged 8, visiting with the Hoyle family living in Wilcove, Near Torpoint, Cornwall, (I have yet to make a family link); When his WW1 medals were issued I believe that this sailor was serving on “HMS Vivid”; This Sailor was a 2nd Class Shipwright who made a career out of the Navy & was still serving on board ‘HMS Guardian’ on 30.06.1936; Stanley W.G. Kingdon Married Rosemary M. Jenkin in St Germans, Cornwall in 1929; I believe that Stanley William G. Kingdon Died in 1987 in Exeter, Devon Aged 83; Awarded the British War Medal only, serving on ‘HMS Vivid’ at the time; Issued with his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 30.06.1936; Insufficient information to identify further, need more research;


Kingdon, Stuart: Army Ordnance Corps No: 034292 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: I believe that this is Stuart Kingdon born in 1887 in Bradninch, Tiverton, Devon, the son of George Kingdon, a Railway Worker, b.1864 Stoke Cannon & Caroline Wood from Bradninch who married in 1884 in Tiverton; (Stuart’s Mother died in 1900 Aged 37); In 1891 Census Stuart lived with his parents in Fore Street, Bradninch & in 1901 Census with his widowed Father in Millway Road, Bradninch & was working as a Cutter Boy in a Paper Mill; In 1911 Census Stuart Kingdon is aged 23 & is boarding at West End, Bradninch, working as a Breaker Man in a Paper Making Factory; I believe that Stuart Kingdon Married Minnie Sarah Sweet from Collumpton in Tiverton in 1911; I believe that Stuart Kingdon Died in Exeter in 1968 Aged 80; Medals Card on file; (I did not research this Soldier further);


Kingdon, Sydney C: Devonshire Regiment No: 1420 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: Enlistment dates for this number were between 29.07.1885 & 03.02.1886; Also served as #240218 Devonshire Regiment; Territorial Force, only issued with the Victory Medal & the Territorial Force Medal; From his records it appears that he may have re-enlisted on 13.05.1912 & that he did serve overseas at some point in his service; This is Sidney Clarence Kingdon born on 02.04.1895 in Tavistock, Devon, the son of Edward Andrews Kingdon, an Iron Moulder, b.1867 in Tavistock & Elizabeth Jane Lucas b.1870 in St Ives, Cornwall who married in 1889 in Tavistock; In 1901 Census Sydney lives with his parents at #5, Madge Hill, Tavistock; In 1911 Census Sidney Kingdon is aged 16 & is a Golf Caddie living with his parents at #62, West Bridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon; Acting Lance Corporal Sydney Clarence Kingdon was Discharged in Exeter on 03.03.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) due to wounds that he had received during his service; Address given on his MIC card is #62, West Bridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon; I understand that Sydney Clarence Kingdon Married Winifred Emma Ada Vanstone, b.1896, from Sampford Spinney, Devon on 01.08.1921 in Tavistock; I believe that Sydney C Kingdon dies in Caerphilly, East Glamorgan, Wales in 1963 Aged 68; (His 1st wife may well have died in 1934 in Cardiff aged 37); Awarded the Silver War Badge #B213635; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William: Devonshire Regiment No: 5215 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);


Kingdon, Sydney Charles Kent: Royal Engineers No: 71616 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1; Also Recorded as: Kingdon, S C K: Indian Army Reserve of Officers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1925 WO 372/27, WW1 period;

Notes: Served also with BH Cable Section, Royal Engineers & the Indian Army Reserve of Officers; On 15.10.1918 The King approved the admission of 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Charles Kent Kingdon into the Infantry Division of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers; This Soldier served since 20.06.1916 with the Royal Engineers; This officer served in India, Poona District & was placed on the Officers List on 14.10.1918 & recommended for the Indian Defence Medal on 29.12.1919; S.C.K. Kingdon was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant with the Indian Army Reserve of Officers on 15.10.1919; Medals issued 12.09.1922, address was Lambrook Farm, Taunton, Somerset; I believe that this is Sydney Charles Kent Kingdon born 02.05.1897 in Exeter, the son of Henry Kingdon, a House Painter b.1863 Exeter & Selina ?? b.1865 from Topsham who Married in ?? ca.1888; In 1901 he lived with his parents in Exeter; & in 1911 Census the family lived at #14, Jubilee Street, Exeter St Leonards; I believe that Sidney C K Kingdon Married Olive L Cowley (b.1896) in Exeter in 1920 & that he resigned his commission on retirement but retained the rank of Lieutenant on 01.05.1922; Sydney Charles K Kingdon Died in 1976 in Taunton Aged 79; Medals Card on file; (I have no further information);




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