Kingdon, Sydney John: Merchant Seaman; BT/351/1/607 WW1;
Notes: There is a Medals Record Card for a Sidney John Kingdon shown in the WW1 Board of Trade Merchant Seaman’s Medals; I believe that this is Sydney John Kingdon born 1882 in Barnstaple Devon; He was the son of John E. Kingdon (b.1855), of Barnstaple, England, a Fisherman, Shipbuilder & Bargeman & Elizabeth Limebeer from Barnstaple who married in ?? (she may have been previously married as there is a stepdaughter in 1891 Census); (Many members of this family emigrated to Manitoba in Canada ca.1906); In 1891 Sydney J. Kingdon was aged 8, a scholar, but recorded as living as an In Patient in the North Devon Infirmary in Barnstaple, Devon; There is no indication of his illness; In the 1901 Census Sydney Kingdon was aged 19 & living with his parents in #10, Signal Terrace, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father is a Shipwright & Bargeman, Sydney is a Bargeman working on his own account; In 1902 there are Ship’s Records for the “Wheatear”, #48880 out of Poole in Dorset, which has reference to Sydney J. Kingdon (b.1881 Barnstaple) being a member of the Crew of the ‘Wheatear’ having joined 05.01.1902 in Newport as an Able Seaman but having left this ship on 15.02.1902 in Bristol; The record shows that his previous ship in 1901 was the “Acacia” out of Barnstaple; I understand that Sydney John Kingdon moved to Swansea in Wales as he appears to have Married a Mary Emily Sullivan, b.1889 Swansea, in Swansea in 1908; In the 1911 Census Sydney John & Emily Kingdon live at #81, Colbourne Terrace, Swansea, Glamorgan, wales, he is a General Labourer; I have no other records except that Sidney J Kingdon probably Died in 1947 in Wolverhampton at the age of 64; Further research required to find his WW1 Merchant Seaman Records; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John (Jack): Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/23); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Bruce: #622376, Private, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment); who died aged 27 on 25th October 1916 in the Area of the Somme); He was also the Brother of #174744 Sergeant George Kingdon of the Royal Garrison Artillery);
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KINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE
Kingdon, T: #F12661 Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service: ADM 188/585, WW1;
Kingdon, T: #212661 Royal Air force Mustering, WW1:
Notes: Royal Navy records have a Thomas Kingdon, #F12661; Research indicates that the prefix ‘F’ indicates service with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS); This record gives his date of birth as 21.03.1880 in Bristol; I then researched further & found a T. Kingdon having served as #212661 in the Mustering of the Royal Air Force list with an enlistment date of 01.03.1916, this numbering also indicates transfer or enlistment from the RNAS; Subsequently I have assumed that this is the same person & a later set of records has him as Thos. Kingdom, #F12661 Air Mechanic 1; This is Thomas Kingdon born 21.03.1880 in Bristol, the son of George Kingdon, a Paper Hanger, b.1846 in Bristol & Elizabeth Ravenhill from Wilmington, Gloucester who Married in 1866 in Bristol; In 1881 Census Thomas Kingdon lives with his parents at #1, Old Coach Yard, Bristol St Paul; In 1891 Census Thomas Kingdon is a Scholar living with his Ravenhill family Grandparents in Woolaston Grange, Woolaston, Gloucestershire; In 1901 Census Thomas Kingdon was aged 21 & is a Groom boarding at #6, Montpellier Road/Passage, South Hamlet, Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Thomas Kingdon Married Lucy Jane Noble from Berkeley, Gloucestershire in 1910 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire; In 1911 Census they live at #148, Finborough Road, West Brompton, London & Thomas is a Domestic Chauffeur; I believe that Thomas Kingdon died in St Austel, Cornwall in 1980 Aged 100 years; ADM 171/107 records award of the British War Medal to Thos. Kingdom #F.12661, Air Mechanic 1st Class;
Kingdon, T: #6913181, Corporal, 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (95th Rifles): WO 100/508; Palestine 1939;
Notes: The WO 100/508 Records have a Medals award for #6913181 Corporal T. Kingdon for service in Palestine, under Army Orde #247 of 1939; This soldier served with the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (95th Rifles) which served in Palestine from 19.04.1936 to 03.09.1939 to quell the Arab Revolt there; In November 1939 the 2nd Battalion was part of the 14th Infantry Brigade, 8th Infantry Division, stationed in Nablus, Palestine; In 1940 it served with the 7th Motor Brigade in the North African Campaign in WW2; I have no other information on this soldier; He was awarded the General Service Medal (1918 GSM) & the Palestine Clasp; Insufficient information to identify;
Kingdon, Thomas: Private, #15107, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/156, WW1;
Notes: The ADM records have a Thomas Kingdon born on 08.03.1892, no birthplace, but I can find no matching Kingdons born in 1892 who might fit this profile? The RMLI records have Thomas Kingdon Enlisting in the Plymouth Division on 22.09.1910; At the time of the WW1 Medals issue ADM 171/169 records that he was serving with ‘HMS Resolution’; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Insufficient information to identify for certain;
Kingdon, Thomas: Army Service Corps No: M2/035242 Rank: WO Class 2 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;
Notes: Originally served with the 1st Mounted Division of the Army Service Corps (Territorial) on 24.09.1914 & joining on 16.12.1914 as #93 having signed on for 4 years service at the age of 24; This is Thomas Kingdon born 21.01.1890 in Cardiff, the son of Isaac Kingdon b.1861 in Garndeffactk, Monmouthshire & Sarah Davies from Blackwood, Monmouthshire who married on 14.05.1883 in Pontypridd; 1891 Thomas Kingdon lived with his parents at #26, Tenant Street, Canton, Cardiff; In 1901 Census Thomas Kingdon lived with his parents at #70, Stockland Street, St Mary’s Cardiff; In 1911 Census Thomas Kingdon was Aged 21 & a Colliery Surface Labourer living with his parents in Rosehill Terrace, Swansea; Private Thomas Kingdon re-enlisted into the Regular Army & was attested for Short Service for the Duration of the War on 20.02.1915 & joined for service in Bury St Edmunds; Address given as #36, Rosehill Terrace, Swansea, he was aged 25 years & was a Chauffeur by trade; On 27.06.1915 Thomas Kingdon Married Annie (Nancy) Morgan, a Widow, in Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel, Swansea & his wife lived at #50, Lycock Road, Skelty in Swansea, (his Stepdaughter was Wenham Louisa Morgan born 21.03.1901 at East Battersea, his own child was born on 29.09.1915 I think)? I believe that he spent most of his service in UK until 19.06.1918, but he was sent to France on 07.06.1916 & on 22.10.1916 was slightly injured in the shoulder whilst loading ammunition; Eventually, serving with the 260th Company (MT) he was promoted to Company Sergeant Major at the age of 29 & on 23.02.1919 was serving in Baghdad since 29.08.1918 & prior to his return to UK & his Discharge on 12.08.1919; I believe that Thomas Kingdon Died in 1943 in Swansea; Medals Card on file (in the name of Slanus Kingdon); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Ralph: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 124087 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);
Kingdon, Thomas: Lieutenant, The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 25th Dragoons – Died in St Thomas, near Madras, India on 25.04.1817 Aged 26 – but another record has his Death as 1827, which I believe to be incorrect; This is probably Thomas Kingdon born 30.08.1790 & baptised in the Bow/Mint/George’s Meeting House Chapel on 02.01.1791 in Exeter, the son of Samuel Kingdon & Jane Kent, who married on 17.10.1768 in Exeter St Petrock; On 26.09.1812 the War Office reported that Cornet Thomas Kingdon was promoted to Lieutenant by purchase, via Lt. Campbell who had been promoted; This Officer was serving with the 25th Dragoon Guards & involved in the Anglo Indian conflicts at the time of his death;
Kingdon, Thomas: #1410 Troop Sergeant Major of the 9th Lancers; W097 Records; Sikh Wars & India 1850-1868 period;
Notes: Thomas Kingdon enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 years on 04.03.1844 in London, Middlesex; He attested for the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers declaring that he was a Grocer by trade; This is Thomas Kingdon born 1825 in Barnstaple, Devon, the son of William Kingdon b.1791 in Torrington & Mary Baker or Baron from Barnstaple who married pre 1823; In 1841 he lived with his parents in Barnstaple & was a Grocer’s Apprentice; In 1851 he was serving in the Army in the East Indies, probably Bengal, India; In 1861 it appears that Troop Sergeant Major Thomas Kingdon was serving with the Divisional staff Barracks Chaplains Department in South Camp Aldershot, his future 1st wife was a Nurse in Aldershot in 1861; Further research now reveals that #1410 Private Thomas Kingdon was serving in India in the Sikh Wars & fought in the Sutlej Campaign at the Battle for Sabraon on 10.02.1846; As a Sergeant, Thomas Kingdon fought in the Indian Mutiny at the battles for Delhi, Relief of Lucknow & Lucknow in 1857-1858; Thomas Kingdon married Susan Sharland (his 1st wife, 10 years his junior) in 1862 in Exeter but she will die on 25.10.1898 in Exeter; On 27.03.1868 Troop Sergeant Major Thomas Kingdon requested a free discharge after having served 14 years & 6 months in Bengal, East Indies & 24 years in the Army, this was awarded with a pension; He received good Conduct Badges, Long Service Medal, Punjab Medal with Clasp for Chillianwallah & the Indian Mutiny Medal and Clasps for Delhi, the Defence of Lucknow & the Relief of Lucknow; Some of his Army time was spent with the North Devon Yeomanry; He was discharged finally on 14.04.1868; Upon discharge he gave his expected trade as Grocer & intended to live at #49, High Street, Barnstaple Devon; In 1871 Census Thomas is a Sergeant Chelsea Pensioner living in Barnstaple with his wife Susan; In1881 & 1891 Censuses Thomas & Susan Kingdon live in Well Street, Great Torrington, Devon, he is a Pensioner; At the age of 74 he is living in Northgate Cottage, Barnstaple with his 2nd wife, Elizabeth ?? Aged 50 from Ilfracombe; His widow Elizabeth lived at #117 Boutport Street, Barnstaple in the 1911 Census; Thomas Kingdon died in 1911 at the age of 85 in Barnstaple; Awarded the Sutlej Medal for Sabraon in the 1st Sikh War in India; Awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal with Clasps for Delhi, Relief of Lucknow & Lucknow;
Kingdon, Thomas: No Specific Details; (WW1 Absent voters List);
Notes: In the Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for Devon, South Molton District, Parish of Bishops Nympton there is reference #214 for Kingdon Thomas – East Port Cottage, Wellington GWR Station, Somerset? This is a little confusing but I believe that this may well be Thomas Kingdon born 1891 in Bishops Nympton; If I am correct then he is the son of William Kingdon, a Farm Labourer, b.1863 Bishops Nympton & Charlotte Tucker Loosemore from Mariansleigh who Married in 1882 in Barton Regis; In 1891 Census Thomas would be aged 3 months & lived with his parents in Bishops Nympton at Stone Lake; In 1901 Census the family are living at Higher Fyldon in North Molton, Devon; I have not researched further at this time? There are no military records on file? (He may be the Brother of Kingdon, James: Royal Engineers No: 105699 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11);
Kingdon, Thomas: No Specific Details; (1841 Census records);
Notes: In the 1841 Census Records for the Finchley Road East Barracks in Marylebone, London there is a record for Thos Kingdon Aged 25 (b.1816), not born in Middlesex County, who is serving as a Soldier; There is no mention of any Regiment in these records; I did not identify this man further;
Kingdon, Thomas: Private, #2267/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Division; ADM 159/207, WW1;
Notes: The ADM/159 records have this soldier as Thomas Kingdom, all other records for Thomas Kingdon born 25.12.1892, no birthplace, Enlisting in the RMLI, Portsmouth Division for ‘Short Service’ on 19.01.1916; This Royal Marine Private was Demobilised on 24.02.1919; I can find no matching Thomas Kingdon or Kingdom birth that would fit this profile? Awarded the Victory & British war Medals; Needs more research;
Kingdon, Thomas: Rifle Brigade No: S1075 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11, (1891 service, Boer War to WW1 period);
Notes: The prefix S/ on his Regimental Number denotes WW1 Service; Also served previously as #9082 Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own): This is Thomas Henry Kingdon born in Bristol St Pauls in 1868, the son of William Kingdon b.1840 in Bristol St James, a Shipwright & Elizabeth Morgan(?) from Newport in Monmouth who may have married in Bristol in 1858?; In 1871 Thomas Henry Kingdon lived with his parents in Horfield, Gloucestershire; In 1881 Census Thomas Henry Kingdon is a 13 year old Scholar living with his parents in Clifton, Bristol; I cannot find him in the 1891 Census & I believe that he was already in the Army then; It would appear from his records that his very first Army Service Engagement expired on 01.11.1899 & that he was transferred to the 1st Class Army Reserve on 13.02.1900; Thomas Henry Kingdon Married Blanche Mary Vear in Bristol on 11.04.1898, she was born in Bedminster in 1878; Their children were Nellie May Kingdon born 09.10.1898 in Clifton, Bristol; Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon born 25.06.1900 in Clifton, (who I believe emigrates to Ontario & is recorded in Canada as a Defaulter, having never registered there for WW1 Military Service, he was apprehended on 31.07.1918; He states he was born in Cardiff, Wales on 25.06.1900, is a Farmer & his next of kin is Miss Nellie Kingdon of #36, Ambre Vale, East Clifton, Bristol, England; He then is put into the Canadian Army, 2nd Depot Battalion EOR as #3327602); & another son William Ernest Kingdon born 20.05.1903 in Bristol who I believe serves in the Royal Navy; In 1901 Blanche Kingdon & daughter Nellie & son Thomas live in Ambrose Road, Clifton, Bristol; Thomas Henry then served as #9082 in the Rifle Brigade from 16.02.1900 to 05.06.1900 at the Rifle Brigade Depot in Gosport, England; Served in South Africa from 06.06.1900 to 09.08.1902 & had been promoted to Sergeant in 1901 until he was ‘Tried for drunkenness whilst on Active Service’ & reduced back to the rank of Corporal; He served back in England from 10.08.1902 until 15.02.1904; A total of 4 years & was Discharged & Transferred to the Special Reserve on 15.02.1904 upon the termination of his engagement; On his re-enlistment papers he states that he isn’t married (widower is crossed out, so perhaps his wife had died?) when he re-enlists at the age of 40, (in Cardiff), coming from the Reserve on 05.09.1914 to serve in WW1; He joined in Winchester, going to France on 22.07.1915; He gives his next of kin as David Kingdon, #45, Ambre vale East, Clifton, Bristol, his younger brother; These re-enlistment records also state that he had previously served for 14 years with the Rifle Brigade; Between 1914 & 1916 he was promoted to Corporal & was finally discharged from the Army on 18.10.1916 as being physically unfit & suffering from old age, Rheumatism & an enlarged heart; He was given the Chelsea Pensioner #75737E; There is a record in his file which is dated 14.03.1917 which may have been another medical board regarding his pension, but his address is given as #75, Glovers Road, Small Heath, Birmingham? However, further research indicates that he Died of Heart Failure after discharge on 14.03.1917 in Birmingham Aged 48; Awarded the Silver War Badge #34181; WW1 Medals Card on file; This career Soldier also received Medals for the South Africa Campaign 1900 – 1901 & South Africa Medals Clasps for Cape Colony & Transvaal; (Father of Kingdon, Thomas Charles: Canadian Expeditionary Force No: #3327602, Rank: Private); Father of William Ernest Kingdon, #SS10518 Royal Navy);
Kingdon, Thomas Baron Baker: #113097, Royal Navy; ADM 188/141; (1880’s)
Notes: This is Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon born 22.09.1864 in Plymouth, Devon (registration records have 4th Q 1865 Plymouth), the son of James William Kingdon b.1827 in Barnstaple & Elizabeth Ann Prout b.1832 in Modbury who married in 1862 in Plymouth, Devon; (I believe that his Father, James William Kingdon was serving as a Sergeant in the Royal Marines at that time, who was later discharged in Plymouth ca.1870 & afterwards lived in Barnstaple; Another clue is that Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon’s Paternal Grandparents were William James Kingdon & Mary Baron Baker who married in 1822 in Barnstaple); In 1871 Census Thomas Kingdon is aged 5 & living with his parents in the ‘Salutation’ Public House in Castle Street, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father was the Innkeeper; Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon’s Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment; between 01.01,1880 & 31.12.1880; In 1881 Thomas B. B. Kingdom is a 2nd Class Boy serving in the Royal Navy aboard the Training Ship ‘HMS Impregnable’ stationed in Hamoaze, Devonport; After this I lost this person? (I believe that he is the son of Sergeant James William Kingdon, Royal Marines, who was serving in Plymouth in 1861 & probably discharged in 1870); Needs more research;
Kingdon, Thomas Charles: 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force No: #3327602, Rank: Private, WW1;
Notes: This is Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon born 25.06.1900 in Clifton, Bristol, England, the son of Thomas Henry Kingdon, a British Soldier, b.1868 in Bristol & Blanche Mary Vear from Bedminster, Gloucestershire, who married in Bristol on 11.04.1898; His Father served in the South African Boer War & in WW1 & was a bit of a drunkard who was discharged from the British Army as unfit in 1916 & died of heart failure in 1917; His sister was Nellie May Kingdon born 09.10.1898 in Clifton, Bristol; His brother was William Ernest Kingdon born 20.05.1903 in Bristol; Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon probably was forcibly emigrated to Ontario in January of 1913 as a “Home Child” aboard the ‘SS Hesperian’; His Father had obviously abandoned his family, but where was his Mother? Did his mother die or abandon her children? I checked the 1911 UK Census & found a female Kingdon lodging at #37, Ambre Vale East in Clifton; In early 1918 Thomas Kingdon was apprehended in Ottawa, Ontario as a Non-Registered Military Service Defaulter; On 01.03.1918 he is examined & states that he was born in Cardiff, Wales on 25.06.1900, is a Farmer & that his next of kin is Miss Nellie Kingdon of #36, Ambre Vale, East Clifton, Bristol, England; (Did he lie about his origins? As his Father passed away in 1917 I suspect that he believed that he was born in Cardiff); On 05.07.1918 he is recruited into the Canadian Army, 2nd Depot Battalion, E.O.R. as #3327602 & sent overseas to England & then France; On 30.05.1919 Private Thomas Charles Kingdon returns to Canada onboard the ‘RMS Empress of Russia’, arriving in Vancouver, presumably for discharge; On 30.12.1924 in Ottawa, Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon Married Helen Margaret Morrison, born 22.06.1902 in Wyman, Quebec; Thomas states his residence as Detroit on his marriage registration dated 30.12.1924; Thomas continues to state that his Father was from Cardiff & that he was born in Cardiff, Wales; The family must have returned to Detroit after the marriage, as we find them living in Detroit, Michigan in the 1930 US census where Thomas is employed as an electrician in an auto plant. (They have 5 children; John Thomas Kingdon born in 1929 in Michigan, USA; Richard C Kingdon born 03.12.1932 in Shawville, Quebec; Blanche Ann Kingdon born in 1936; David Herbert Kingdon born in 1939; & Robert Hayes Kingdon born in 1940); Strangely, Thomas Charles Kingdon attempts to re-enter the USA at the Rochester border crossing on 05.12.1945 to join the US Army? He is aged 45 & declared his correct birth date of 25.06.1900 but this time in Bristol, England; He gives his last Canada address as Shawville & his wife’s name as Helen Kingdon; He confirmed that he had previously lived in Detroit from May 1921 to 1930; (On the border card there is reference to January 1911 ‘SS Hesperian’ which may be when he first emigrated to Canada, but I now believe that this should read 1913? Thomas Charles Kingdon was referred to the B.S.I. for further investigation, but failed to appear – the border immigration noted that “This man has an Honorable Release from the Canadian Air Force (Medical Category APBP) 21.11.1945; He has a wife & 5 children in Canada. He is referred to B.S.I. at Niagara Falls NY L.P.C. because he has no visa, he has no money & says that he would look for a job if rejected by the US Army”; After this date I have not followed him any further; I believe that Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon Died on 28.03.1974 in Montreal Aged 73; (His Father was Kingdon, Thomas Henry: Rifle Brigade No: S1075 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served as #9082 in the Rifle Brigade); (He is the Brother of William Ernest Kingdon, #SS10518 Royal Navy);
Kingdon, Thomas James: #7919A, 2nd Class Boy, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1; (1860’s period);
Notes: There is a Royal Navy record for #7919A Thos. Jas. Kingdon, serving as a Boy 2nd Class on the shore based ‘HMS Fisguard’, having signed up for 10 years service on 08.04.1862 in the ADM 188 records, which indicates enlistment between 01.01.1853 & 31.12.1874, however the prefix ‘A’ would indicate enlistment after 1859 & before 1867; There is very little other information but I believe that ‘HMS Fisguard’ was a Training Ship in Woolwich Harbour around this time; I can find no Thomas James Kingdon births that would fit this profile; Insufficient information to identify;
Kingdon, Thomas Medland: #29419, ‘E’ Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements, WW1;
Notes: This is Thomas Medland Kingdon born 1859 in New Zealand, the son of Paul Kingdon, a Lawyer b.21.08.1824 in Devon of the Kingdon/Thorverton line, & Rachel Ellen Parker who married in 1857 in Islington, England & soon after moved to Wellington, New Zealand; In 1890 Thomas Medland Kingdon was recorded as a Settler living in Karori, Wellington; Thomas Medland Kingdon Married Emma Eleanor Reimenschnieder in New Zealand ca.1894, (she was the daughter of a German Missionary who had been in New Zealand since 1843); In 1896 Thomas Medland & Emma Eleanor Kingdon are recorded as a Settler, in Mangaone, Pahiatua; In 1900, 1905 & 1906, they are in Mangaone, Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wuanganui; In the 1911 & 1914 Electoral Rolls they are Farming in Levin, Otaki, Wellington; Thomas Medland Kingdon was recruited for WW1 Service on 21.06.1916 with #3 Group, Paeroa, at the Auckland City Recruiting Station, he was a Farmer & records that his wife’s address was c/o Mrs. J.R. Oakley of Gisborne; He embarked from Wellington in New Zealand for Plymouth in England on board the ‘HMNZT Tofua’ on 11.10.1916; He served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in Europe & returned home in October 1918; In 1919 Thomas Medland Kingdon is recorded at the Grosvenor Hotel in Fielding, Oroua as a Sheep Farmer; In 1928 & 1935 he is a Farmer in Hobsonville, Auckland; Thomas Medland Kingdon died on 01.08.1935 Aged 76, his UK Probate & Will were not processed until 1947 by the New Zealand High Commission; (He was the Father of Paul Kent Kingdon & this family are well documented in the Kingdon Book ‘A Second Look’ dated 1974); (He is the brother of Guy Havelock Kingdon, New Zealand Army Reservist, WW1); (He was the Father of #13556 Sapper Paul Kent Kingdon, New Zealand Field Engineers);
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