J to m kingdon – campaign medals & military service



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Kingdon, John: Private, 2nd Devonshire Regiment, Boer War;

Notes: Devon Heritage Site has a reference to DEVON'S 2nd BOER WAR ROLL OF HONOUR 1899 – 1902 - KINGDON, J - (Son of John Kingdon 1852 & Mary Ann Lock - Bishops Nympton); Private John Kingdon of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment; Son of John and Mary Ann Kingdon. Born in Bishops Nympton in 1880. Wrote a letter about the Battle of Colenso in the Boer War, the last big battle of the war, which was published in a newspaper; The Battle of Colenso was fought on the 15.12.1899; I believe this soldier to be John Kingdon born 1882 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; He is the son of John Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer, b.1852 in Romansleigh, Devon & Mary Ann Lock from Bishops Nympton who Married in 1873; In 1891 Census John lived with his parents at Knowles Down, Bishops Nympton; In 1901 John Kingdon is a Farm Labourer living with his parents at Poole Cottage, Bishops Nympton; I did not find him in the 1911 Census; I believe that he is a Police Sergeant in Bishops Nympton in 1928? I found no Medal Rolls for him; ((He is the brother of Charles Kingdon who served in WW1 as #28483 in the Grenadier Guards); (He is also a brother of William Kingdom who also served in WW1 as #19131 Devonshires & #P13292 Military Foot Police); (He is also the brother of Bertram Kingdon who served in WW1 #4/122407 Army Service Corps & #41026 Gloucestershires & #5881 Leinster Regiment);



Kingdon, John: Royal 1st North Devon Yeomanry No: 2418 & Devonshire Regiment, No: 345181, Rank: Private, 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: Also served with the Devonshire Regiment as #345181; This soldier first served in Gallipoli & the Dardanelles from 23.09.1915; (The Royal North Devon Yeomanry, 1/1st history: August 1914: Formed in Exeter; Part of the 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade; October 1915: dismounted and moved to Gallipoli. Withdrew back to Egypt on 30 December 1915; In February 1916: Brigade was absorbed into 2nd Dismounted Brigade; 4 January 1917: merged with 1/1st North Devon Yeomanry to form the 16th (Royal 1st Devon and North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment and came under orders of 229th Brigade in 74th (Yeomanry) Division; Moved to France, landing at Marseilles on 7th May 1918); Medals Card on file for the award of the 15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Insufficient Information to identify further;


Kingdon, John: No exact Military Records found but Recorded as serving with the Somerset Militia between 1880 & 1915;

Notes: I believe that this is probably John Kingdon born in 1877 in Wincanton, Somerset as this matches the basic information contained in the Militia List; He is the son of William Kingdon, a Mason b.1853 in Goodleigh, Devon & Louisa Jane Bond from Wincanton, Somerset, who married in Wincanton in 1876; In the 1881 Census John Kingdon, Aged 4, lived with his parents in West Hill, Wincanton, Somerset; In the 1891 Census John Kingdon, Aged 14 & already working as a General Labourer, lived with his parents at #76, Bove Town in Glastonbury, Somerset; Unfortunately I lost this man after 1881? (He is the Brother of Henry William Kingdon: #440914, Private, ‘D’ Company & #1250407, 76th Depot Battery, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, A. F: #91818 Royal Flying Corps & Royal Air Force, AIR 79/834/91818 - WW1); (He is the Brother of Henry William Kingdon: #440914, Private, ‘D’ Company & #1250407, 76th Depot Battery, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force); I have not researched this soldier any further;


Kingdon, John: No Military Records found but Recorded as a Chelsea Pensioner in 1851 Census;

Notes: Extensive research would indicate that this is John Kingdon baptised 10.02.1805 in Fremington, Devon; If I am correct then this is the son of Richard Kingdon, b.1779 Fremington & Mary Holland, who Married on 17.04.1803 in Fremington, Devon; I cannot find any Census Records for John Kingdon until the 1851 Census for Bishops Tawton Village where John & Patience Kingdon are recorded; John Kingdon is shown as being a Chelsea Pensioner & there is a Record for a John Kingdom from 1837 Barnstaple in the Chelsea Pensioner’s list; In 1851 Census there is also a Son in Law named Thos’ Down living with them; Further searches reveal that John Kingdon had Married a Widow named Patience Down in the 3rd Q of 1845 in Barnstaple & that she was previously married to a William Down on 04.04.1824 in Bishops Tawton, her Maiden name being Patience Shapland or Shopland; Patience Shapland was baptised in Bishops Tawton on 31.07.1794; (In the 1841 Census Patience Down & her son Thomas Down were living 7 working as a Nurse for an elderly Elizabeth Grey in Bishops Tawton Village); In 1861 Census John & Patience Kingdon still lived in Bishops Tawton Village but John Kingdon Died in the 2nd Q 1865; In 1871 Census Patience Kingdon is a Widow living in Landkey Town, Devon; Patience Kingdon Died in the 1st Q 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon; I have no other information;


Kingdon, John: Ship’s Pay Book #SB 1584, Landsman, Royal Navy; Napoleonic Wars;

Notes: ADM 36/15837, with a date range of 01.07.1805 to 31.12.1805, (Trafalgar Ancestors), has records for a John Kingdon, Aged 22 years (born ca.1782), from Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, who served onboard ‘HMS Leviathan’ until 25.02.1804 with the rank of “Landsman”; The record also states that he did not fight at the Battle of Trafalgar but adds that he had previoulsy served on ‘HMS Wolverine’, late Commerce Tender; Insufficient information to identify;


Kingdon, John: 1st Devon Militia, Lieutenant; 1812 to 1837;

Notes: The ‘Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment), by Colonel H Walrond’ indicates that John Kingdon served with them from 1812 until his death in 1837, but little else is known about him; In 1812 the Regiment was kept constantly on the move & John Kingdon was made an Ensign from 05.05.1812; He was then promoted to Lieutenant from 05.12.1814, however, this was the year that the Militia was disembodied; In the year 1837 the Regiment was stationed in Exeter but there is no mention of Lieutenat John Kingdon’s Death; Insufficient information to identify further;




Kingdon, John: No Military Records found but Recorded as serving with the Militia between 1806 & 1915;

Notes: I believe that this is probably John Kingdon born in 1877 in Exeter as this closely matches the basic date of birth information of ‘1878 in Exeter’ contained in the Militia List; If I am correct then this is the son of Francis Kingdon, a Painter b.1838 in Exeter & Eliza Taverner b.1837 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, who Married in 1859 in Exeter; This John Kingdon comes from a large family & lived with his parents in Arthur’s Buildings in Exeter St Paul in 1881 Census; In 1891 Census John Kingdon is aged 14 & working as a Port Errand Boy & living with his parents in #2, Chapples Court, Exeter; In 1901 Census John Kingdon still lives with his parents in St Mary’s Place, Exeter, he is aged 24 & is also working as a Painter; I believe that John Kingdon then married a Widow called Emma Holcombe (nee Whitefield), originally b.1876 from South Molton, in 1905 in Exeter & lived in #77, South Wonford Terrace in Heavitree, Devon with his wife & 2 Step Children in 1911, (he is recorded here as John Kingdom); (I note that Emma’s dead husband, Frederick Holcombe, was also a House Painter in Exeter); I did not research further;


Kingdon, John: Private, 43rd Regiment, The Monmouth Light Infantry & the Australian Enrolled Pensioner Force, (1850’s);

Notes: I have no other information on this soldier other than the fact that he sailed to Australia as a Pensioner Guard on the ‘Scindian’, which is widely considered to be the first convict ship to transport convicts to Western Australia; I understand that a free passage to a new land, 6 months employment & a grant of land would have been an attractive choice for this retired soldier; Private John Kingdon & his wife & 5 children all sailed from Portsmouth, England on 04.03.1850 & docked at Freemantle on 01.06.1850; There were 75 male convicts & 163 pensioner guards on board; John Kingdon, aka Kingdom, was aged 41 years at the time & therefore was born in 1809/1810 in UK; I believe that he had to have served with the 43rd Regiment The Monmouth Light Infantry; He enlisted for Western Australia in England in 1849; I understand that he died on 02.10.1851 Aged 42 years & is buried in St George’s Cemetery Perth; I have not researched this soldier any further;


Kingdon, John: Private, #11642, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/150; (pre & WW1 service);

Notes: ADM records have a John Kingdon born 29.06.1884, no birthplace, but I cannot find any suitable candidates in any ancestry records? The records state that he joined the RMLI, Plymouth Division on 17.07.1902, served in WW1 & was Discharged to Pension; At the time of his medal issue, this Soldier was serving at the Royal Marine Barracks in Plymouth; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Needs more research;


Kingdon, John: Wiltshire Regiment No: 35369 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: Also served with the Worcestershire Regiment as #42230, probably on compulsory transfer; Medals Card on file for the award of the Victory & British War Medals; Insufficient information to identify;


Kingdon, John: Royal Navy No: 283670 Rank: Stoker; ADM 188/454/170; (Late 1890’s period);

Notes: The ADM Records have a #283670, Stoker, John Kingdon, born 23.08.1877 in Exeter, Devon; This Official Navy number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1896 & 31.12.1896; I have double checked all Kingdon births for Exeter district in 1877 & can only find one John Kingdon born in March? This John Kingdon can be traced through all 1881 to 1911 Census records & there is no indication of him ever being involved with the Royal Navy, subsequently I have discarded him as a candidate? Not identified, needs more research?


Kingdon, John: Skipper of Brixham Trawler ‘Premier’ during WW1;

Notes: John Kingdon was one of 2 Skippers who sailed on board the Brixham Trawler/Smack “Premier”, a Ketch, #BM129, Reg #114256, which was launched in Brixham in 1904; On 27.11.1917 the “Premier” was captured by the German Submarine U-67, skippered by Hans Nieland, about 16 miles SE of Start Point in the English Channel & was sunk by gunfire; There were no casualties; The German Submarind U-67 surrendered on 20.11.1918 & was Broken Up at Fareham in 1921; Not identified, needs more research;



Kingdon, John: #27941 Royal Engineers, WO97-3237-051, WW1;

Notes: This is probably John S. Kingdon born 1872 in Kingswear, Dartmouth; His Father was George Kingdon a Millwright of Dart View, West Dartmouth, Devon, born 1831 & baptised in Broadclyst on 27.03.1831 & Sarah from Broadclyst; In 1881 John lived with his parents at #1, Agra Cottages, Kingswear; In 1891 the family lived in Dart View in Brixham, Devon, both John & his Father are Engineers; John Kingdon was a Fitter in Civilian life & he enlisted in Newcastle Upon Tyne on 13.01.1894 into the Royal Engineers as #27941; He seems to have suffered with Bronchitis for 40 days of his service & spent much of this time in hospital; Sapper John Kingdon was eventually Discharged on 13.04.1894 at Chatham – his records are marked “Fitter Indifferent”? He had only served for 91 Days & was discharged in consequence of his not being qualified as a Fitter for the Corps of Royal Engineers & probably also for his bronchitis; Further research.



Kingdon, John Sampson: Trimmer, Mercantile Marine - Died in WW1;

Further research has revealed that this is also John Sampson Kingdom who is Remembered on the Tower Hill War Memorial in London for his Death during WW1, at the age of 40, when he was serving in the Mercantile Marine as a Trimmer & was on board the ‘RMS Hesperian’ when she was sunk by the German Submarine U20 on 04.09.1915;



There is some proof that he may have been employed by the Canadian Merchant Service at that time as there are Canadian Great War Project records for Trimmer John Kingdom’s Death also; The CWGC Certificate indicates that he was the son of the late George & Sarah Kingdon & Husband of Emilie Kingdon (nee Perry), of #38, Cranmer street, Stanley Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; This record also has his birth place as Dartmouth in Devon; I failed to find John Kingdon in the 1901 Census, perhaps he was at sea; In the 1911 Census I found John Sampson Kingdon, (b.1870 in Torquay) & Wife Annie Kingdon, (b.1870 in Liverpool), boarding & working as a Dock Labourer at #27, Borland Street, Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire; I believe that they Married on 22.01.1908 in St Nicholas Church, Liverpool & that her name at that time was Annie Bethel & not Emilie Perry (her wedding banns record her Father as Richard Perry); Follow up research indicates that she was a 43 year old Widow at the time of her marriage & John Sampson Kingdon was a 40 year old Engineer; Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal;



Further Research:

I came across another reference to this Merchant Seaman at BT 377/7/128529 record, which indicates that John Sampson Kingdon was born on 07.06.1871 in Dartmouth, Devon & had a Merchant Marine Number of U1464; Royal Naval Reserve ADM 171/122 records have John S. Kingdon, Stoker, #1464/U being awarded the British War Medal; I have still not found a suitable birth record & did not research further;


Kingdon, John: No Royal Navy Records found but Recorded as having made a Will in 1702;

Notes: The Kingdon Family Book (1932) has reference to a John Kingdon of the Royal Navy having made a Mariner’s will in 1702; A letter of Administration (admon.) was granted to Huldah Knight, (no identification), & a ship “Merchant” is noted; I believe that this was referring to the “Muscovia Merchant”, a Storeship, a Hired Vessel, which was acquired by the British Royal Navy on 28.05.1702, she carried a Crew of 45 men, 24 guns & was 94 feet keel length; I understand that this vessel was Captured & Out of Service on 10.04.1703; Insufficient information to enable identification;




Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment, WW1;

Notes: The 6th Battalion Welsh Regiment was a Territorial force which recruited men for 4 years’ Service in the United Kingdom; John Kingdon was Attested & Embodied on 13.01.1915 in Neath, he gave his address as #9, New Henry Street, Neath, Glamorgan but on checking I find this to be a house owned by the Bevan Family although there are 3 young Kingdon men lodging there at the time; I later discovered that his Mother may be Jane Bevan born in1859 in Neath & that Private John Kingdon records her as his “Mother” & next of kin in the records; At the time of his enlistment he gives his age as 23 years & 3 months, making him born in 1892, but this could also be aged 25 making him born in 1890; Birth records for a John Kingdon in Neath seem to support this argument; John Kingdon was Posted to the Welsh Regiment on 16.01.1915; However, he was found to be Medically Unfit for further Military Service after 157 days service on 18.06.1915 & was discharged; On his Discharge Papers he was serving with the 2/6th (Glamorgan) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment & suffering from feeble muscular development & a systolic heart murmur; His records also show that later on 19.01.1918 he was again assessed & awarded a Pension Gratuity of 15 pounds for having a 30% degree of Disablement; This is probably John Kingdon born 1890 in Neath, the possible son of David Kingdon b.1858 in Neath, a tin worker, & Jane Davies b.1861 in Neath who married in 1880 in Neath; (This family lived at #4, Bowen Street, in Neath in 1901 Census); I believe that John’s Father David Kingdon Died in Neath in 1904 aged 45 & that John’s Mother Jane was remarried to a Albert Bevan, a Sawyer from Herefordshire & lived in New Henry Street in 1911 Census, (but in the record Jane has been crossed out to read Margaret)? (Albert Bevan’s 1st wife was called Margaret Ann & she had died in Neath in 1903); David & Jane Kingdon’s other 3 sons certainly were lodging there in 1911, David Kingdon b.1888 Neath, Edwin Kingdon b.1889 Aberdare & Oliver Kingdon b.1894 Neath; Follow up research shows that Albert Bevan aged 41 was serving a prison sentence in Carmarthen Prison in 1901 Census; Follow up research indicates that Widow Jane Kingdon did marry Albert Bevan in 3rd Q 1905 in Neath; The issue of their being married for 27 years with 8 children & Jane being called Margaret, as marked on the 1911 Census, is yet to be resolved, but these people weren’t too trustworthy & Albert’s 1st wife was called Margaret so maybe it is just a slip of the memory when making out the census record; My other problem is that I cannot find a John Kingdon living with David & Jane Kingdon in Neath in 1891 or 1901 Census despite John Kingdon stating that his Mother was Jane Bevan on the Army Records? Why would he call her as his Mother if she wasn’t? Was this John Kingdon also a little feeble minded as well as being feeble in stature? I would suggest that his Father was David Kingdon; (Brother of #14508 David Kingdom, South Wales Borderers who enlisted for WW1 Service but was also rejected & discharged); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Edwin: Private #78084, Royal Field Artillery & # 12650); Note: He may well be mixed up with my records on Kingdon, John: Leicestershire Regiment No: 10192 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 or is a Cousin of his – needs more research;
Kingdon, John: Machine Gun Corps No: 102248 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

May also be recorded as: Kingdon, John: Welsh Regiment No: 26214 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11



Notes: This young man also served in the 3rd Welsh Regiment, which I believe was raised in August 1914 in Cardiff. A depot/training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Moved to Barry in August 1914, thence to Kinmel Park (June 1916) and in May 1917 to Redcar where it remained as part of Tees Garrison; There is a confusing Attestation Record on file which is dated 08.12.1915 in Cardiff & then dated a second time for his enlistment approval as 13.03.1917? However, this is probably John (Jack) Kingdon born in Somerset ca.1887 I believe; His address is given either as #29 Planet Street; #27, Alfred Street or #16, Bruce Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; At enlistment he gives his age as 28 years & 7 months, unmarried & is a Retail Coal Seller; His Next of Kin is his Father, Richard Kingdon of #36, Andrews Road, Llandaff North, Glamorgan; I have found a John Kingdon born 1887 in Luccombe, Somerset, who is a Boarder & a Coal Carter living at #91, Alfred Street, Roath, Cardiff in 1911 Census, the owner is a Widow Mary Ann ‘Polly’ Frampton (nee Down) who is his Maternal Aunt; If I am correct then he is the son of Richard Kingdon b.1865 in Luccombe, Somerset & Sarah Down from Luccombe also who married on 1885 in Somerset; In 1891 Census the family lived in Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales & John Kingdon is aged 4 years; In 1901 Census John is aged 14, a Grocer’s Assistant & living with his parents in Canton; In 1918 in Cardiff John Kingdon married Minnie James; 2x Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Richard Thomas: Cheshire Regiment No: 53786 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, John: No Royal Navy Records found but Recorded as a Lieutenant in 1850;

Notes: The Pigot’s UK County & City Directory for Plymouth, Devon for the year of 1850 indicates that a Lieutenant John Kingdon, Royal Navy, lived at #20, Prospect Street but I failed to find any other records or reference; Insufficient information to enable identification;


Kingdon, John: London Regiment No: 7530 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;

Notes: Also served as #1667 with the 18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) enlistment period between 01.03.1914 & 10.08.1914 & #7530, enlistment between 15.08.1916 & 21.12.1916, & #633727 with the 20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Blackheath & Woolwich); This is John Herbert Kingdon born 1892 in Lambeth, the son of John James Kingdon, a Carman, b.1868 in Westminster, London & Eliza Black also from Westminster who married on 17.07.1892 in Lambeth St John the Evangelist; In 1901 John H Kingdon aged 8 years lived with his parents in Westminster, London; In 1911 Census John Kingdon still lives with his parents but now at #45, Glasshouse Street, Kennington, Lambeth, London; John Kingdon aged 22 years & 1 month was Attested & Embodied on 05.08.1914 in London & was appointed to serve with the London Royal Irish Rifles as a Rifleman; At enlistment he gave his trade as that of Clerk in the Army & Navy Stores; He was transferred to the Reserve Battalion, (a Territorial Force Unit) on 23.12.1914 & to the Provisional Battalion on 19.06.1915, finally being Transferred & shipped to France in July of 1916 to join 2oth London Regiment; During his service in France he suffered from Pleurisy & Asthma in 1916 & 1917 & departed Boulogne for England on 07.04.1917 & attached to Depot Supply Unit & then to the 20th Reserve on 10.06.1917; He was Discharged from the Territorial Force (London) on 31.07.1917 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) for Sickness after some 2 years & 262 days service; His SWB records state that he had served overseas at some point in his service; I understand that he received a small disability pension from 1917; His address was given as #50, Glasshouse Road, Vauxhall, London SE2; I believe that John Herbert Kingdon Married Helen Florence Mason (born 21.06.1895 & baptised 14.07.1895 Lambeth) on 31.05.1917 in Kennington St Mark, he was a Private in the 20th London Regiment at the time; I understand that John H Kingdon Died in Lambeth on 08.11.1924 Aged 32, his Probate is dated 09.12.1924 & he was living at #42, Carroun Road, Clapham, Surrey at the time of his death, he died in St Thomas’s Hospital Surrey; Awarded the Silver War Badge #222145; Medals Card on file;


Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Rank: Stoker; ADM 171/17; 1853 Kaffir Wars;

Notes: The ADM 171/17 Records have reference to a Jno Kingdon serving onboard ‘HMS Styx’ & being awarded medals for conflicts between 1850 & 1853, the Kaffir Wars; Awarded the India Medal, Pegu Clasp for service on ‘HMS Styx’, the medal being sent to ‘HMS Hogue’ on 17.11.1856 where he was probably serving; Insufficient information to identify, but may be the same person as below;



Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Rank: Carpenter’s Crew; ADM 171/18; 1853 Kaffir/ Caffre Wars;

Notes: The ADM 171/18 Records have reference to a Jno Kingdon serving onboard ‘HMS Styx’ during the Caffre War, which commenced on the 24.12.1850 & ended on 06.02.1853; Awarded the South African War Medal which was sent to him on 09.05.1856; Insufficient information to identify;


Kingdon, John: Private Soldier in the Cornwall Militia, (1881 period);

Notes: This is probably John H Kingdon born 1862 in Withiel, Cornwall; He was the son of Henry Kingdon, a Police Officer, b.22.09.1833 in Blisland, Cornwall & Mary Louisa Kestell from Withiel who married in 1859 in Bodmin; In 1871 Census John Kingdon lives with his parents in Forrabury, Cornwall; In 1881 Census John Kingdon is aged 19, a Carpenter & serving as a Private in the Militia, at the 35th Brigade Depot, Thomas Chivers, Bodmin, Cornwall; I have not researched this man any further;



Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189; (1870-1880 period);

Notes: ADM 188 records have John Kingdon born in New Passage, Devon 23.09.1853 having served with the Royal Navy; (New Passage is a short street generally called New Passage Hill in Stoke Damerel); I believe that this sailor is John Joseph Kingdon born in 1852 in Stoke Damerel & that he was the son of George Frederick Kingdon, a Naval Dockyard Stoker & Naval Pensioner b.1830 in Devonport, & Jane Giles, b.1831 in Walkhampton in Devon, who Married in 1851 in Stoke Damerel; In the 1861 Census John Kingdon was living with his parents in Johns Street, Stoke Damerel; This sailor’s official Naval number of #82600 would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1873 & 31.12.1873; In the 1871 Census John Kingdon aged 18 is recorded as a First Class Boy serving on ‘HMS Carron’ in Devonport Dockyard (I believe that this was a Naval Tug; Young John Kingdon’s Father, George Kingdon was serving on a similar Devonport Dockyard Tug called ‘Trusty’ in the same 1871 Census); I understand that John Kingdon Married Ann Maria Deacon, b.1852 in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall, in 1877 in Wilcove, Cornwall; In the 1881 Census Ann Maria Kingdon is living with her parents at #9, Wilcove, Antony in Cornwall, she is recorded as being a Stoker’s Wife; In the 1881 Census I believe that Stoker John Kingdon is serving onboard ‘HMS Iron Duke’ stationed in Hong Kong Harbour; In the 1891 Census John J & Ann M Kingdon live at #13, Morice Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, John is a Royal Navy Pensioner; John Kingdon appears to have Died on 04.10.1891 in Stoke Damerel at the age of 38 & was buried with his sister in a grave in the Stoke Damerel Burial Ground, Milehouse, Plymouth (his sister was ‘Bessie’ Elizabeth Susannah Bickford, nee Kingdon who dies 17.08.1892); In the 1901 Census his Widow Ann Maria Kingdon is living as her Father’s Housekeeper in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census Maria Kingdon still lives with her aged Father William Deacon (89) in Wilcove, Cornwall; I believe that Ann M Kingdon died in 1918 in Wilcove, Cornwall aged 65; (He was the Son of Kingdon, George: Royal Naval Dockyard Stoker, Paddle Tugs in Devonport); (He was the Uncle of Kingdom, W E: Royal Engineers No: 514302 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/24, See also: Kingdon, William E: Royal Engineers Regiment No: T1005 Rank: Sapper 1914-20 WO 372/11); (He was the Brother of #81288, Able Seaman, Joseph John Kingdon, Royal Navy); (He was the Father of Kingdon, William John: #183694, Seaman, Royal Navy;


Kingdon, John: Leicestershire Regiment No: 10192 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, WW1;
Notes: Also served with the 1/124 Royal Fusiliers, known as the City of London Regiment, as #6489 Private, that has an enlistment date of between 27.03.1916 & 23.05.1916; His medal card says that he re-enlisted on 15.04.1919 with the Leicester Regiment #10192; He had also originally served with the Royal Defence Corps as a Private #76582 from 11.08.1914 until Demobilisation on 15.04.1919 to Class Z Reserve; Private John Kingdon first went to France on 20.07.1915 & also served in France in 1919; At re-enlistment on 14.06.1919 he was given the #G/132193 & as he was aged 28 years & 120 days, a Butcher by trade, living at #32, Britton Ferry Road, Neath, Glamorgan he was duly appointed to Garrison Duty; He had served until 1920 with promotions but reverted to Private for misconduct on 02.10.1920 when he was apparently discharged on 20.10.1920 ,but I believe that he again extended his service into the 1st Welsh Field Battalion RE & #2203198 on 02.11.1920 but this number may well have been changed to #6451529 at some later stage; In 1919 this Soldier was hospitalised with Gonorrhea for 4 days & again for 81 days from 17.11.1919 to 06.02.1920; This is John (Jack) Kingdom born in Neath Glamorgan in 1890; (For my own records this is a Grandson of Thomas Kingdon of High Bray & Sarah Davies from Wales); His Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Kingdon was recorded as his Next of Kin when he enlisted; This is the son of Thomas Kingdom b. 27.11.1856 in Neath, Port Talbot & Elizabeth Ann Owens from Neath who married in 1877 in Neath; In 1891 & 1901 Census John Kingdon is living with his parents in Colliery Row, Neath; I finally managed to locate him in 1911 Census, living with his parents & working as a Butcher in a Slaughterhouse at Manthant Cottage, Eastland Road, Neath; I also understand that our subject soldier John Kingdon married a Christiana Channon in Neath in 1928, (Christiana was born Evans & she was previously married to Ernest Channon in 1915 in Neath – her 1st husband had died in 1920 in Neath); I also understand that John Kingdon died in Neath in1953 Aged 63 & that his wife Christiana Kingdon Died in Neath in 1961 Aged 64; Medals Card on file; Note: He may well be mixed up with my records on Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment or is a Cousin of his – needs more research; He is the Brother of Private David Kingdon of the Royal Horse Artillery who served pre WW1;

Kingdon, John: Royal Scots Fusiliers No: 8503 Rank: Private1914-1920 WO 372/11, South Africa & WW1;

Kingdon, John: Private, #Q50587 & #Q123713 & #143274, Australian Army; WW2;


Notes: Served with the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in France from 30.09.1915; The Regimental number #8503 would indicate enlistment between 29.01.1904 & 10.01.1905; Private John Kingdon Enlisted on 10.01.1905 but I have no records indicating this date other than the Silver War Badge; Follow up research found Private John Kingdon, serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in South Africa in 1911; At the Age of 31 years he appears to have been discharged & put on the Silver War Badge list; This is probably John ‘Jack’ Kingdon born in Tongham, near Frensham, Surrey on 24.05.1887, the son of Henry Kingdom, a Police Constable & later a Brewer’s Drayman, b.1865 in Wibley, Surrey & Fanny Smith from Frensham who married in 1889 in Farnham; (John is the Grandson of Robert Kingdon b.1835 in Chulmleigh & Mary Jane from Swansea); In the 1891 Census Jack Kingdon is aged 4 & living with his parents at #1, Selby Cottages, Chertsey, Surrey, his Father was a Police Constable at that time; In the 1901 Census Jack Kingdon is aged 13 & living with his parents in Great Earl Street, St Giles in the Fields & St George Bloomsbury, Holborn, London, his Father is now a Brewer’s Drayman; In the 1911 Census Private John Kingdon is aged 24 & serving as a Private & Groom with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa; I understand that he emigrated to Australia after his South Africa service & pre WW1 on 05.06.1913 at the age of 25 on board the ‘SS Miltiades’, where he became an ‘Imperial Army Reservist’ living in Brisbane, Queensland; I then found a Miscellaneous File under ‘Imperial Force’ in the Australian Government Records for #8503 Private Kingdon J., Royal Scottish Fusiliers which shows him as an Imperial Reservist, embarking at Melbourne on board H.M.A.T. A15 ‘Star of England’ on 13.04.1915; This record states that he is single & that his Next of Kin is his Mother Mrs. F. Kingdon, #22, Great Earl Street, Longacre, London WC England, & that he was mobilised for WW1 Service on 25.02,1915; I believe that he then served again with the Royal Scots Fusliers from 30.09.1915 in WW1 in France; This Soldier was eventually discharged from the Royal Scots Fusiliers, under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) Army Order Para 2Bi on 15.04.1916, being no longer medically fit for service; Having been medically discharged from the Army, John Kingdon Married Marjorie May Ringwood on 15.04.1916 in St Giles in the Fields, London; In October 1921, John & Marjorie Kingdon, & a son Arthur Harold, emigrated to Australia on board the ‘SS Euripides’ & lived in Brisbane, Queensland; During WW2 John Kingdon was Mobilised in Australia on 04.10.1940 at the #1 Garrison Battalion for service in Queensland, his Army number was #Q50587, but I believe that he was Discharged on 29.10.1940; His wife was recorded as Marjorie May Kingdon, Ridge Street, Greenslopes, Brisbane; On 06.01.1942, John Kingdon re-enlisted in the Australian Army for War Service in Brisbane with the 4th Battalion VDC as #Q123713, but was Discharged with severe Arthritis in his right shoulder on 13.04.1942; Not being capable of giving up, I then believe that John Kingdon again tried to re-enlist in the Australian Army at Area 9X Recruiting Depot in Brisbane, Queensland on 07.09.1942 with the 32nd Garrison Battalion & was given the number #Q143274; He was Approved for Service but again Discharged as being Medically Unfit on 10.04.1943; ; Awarded WW1 Silver War Badge #419749; WW1 Medals Card on file for 1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals, but these were returned under King’s Regulations 992 in 1923 due to this soldier having been discharged; Served in Australia in WW2 but no medals records found; (He was the Son of Kingdon, H: Private #1901, 11th Hussars, Light Camel Regiment, Egypt & Sudan, (1884 period); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Henry: Army Service Corps No: M2/034115 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is the Brother of Kingdom, Edgar: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 73969 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1); (He was the Father of Allan Harry Kingdon, Private, #QX31010 (Arthur Harold Kingdon) who went AWOL in 1942, Fraudulently enlisted as #Q151628 & #QX59786 in 1944, who was Court Martialed in 1945 imprisoned for 15 months & finally discharged in 1946);

Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Lieutenant & Commander; Served at Trafalgar; ADM 107/32 & ADM 36/13296 (Ship: Shannon, Muster, from 01.02.1796 to 31.12.1796), & ADM 196/5/42 & /44;

Notes: This is John Kingdon baptised 08.05.1776 in Crediton and the son of Peter Kingdon b.1725 Coldridge & Sarah Reedwood of Burchen Park, Middle Hollacombe, Crediton, (his Father died when John was aged 3) who married in St Petrock, Exeter on 15.05.1775; At the age of 20 John Kingdon was probably a Pressed Man & forced into the Royal Navy as part of the Northam quota system; He joined ‘HMS Shannon’ at Sandwich on 09.03.1796 & served first as an Able Seaman & later as a Leading Mate in the North Sea, Newfoundland & Downs Station; There is also a reference to John Kingdon, Sub Lieutenant in 1797, having served in the Napoleonic Wars of 1793 to 1815, contained in the Services Reunited Web Site lists; In September 1798 he joined ‘HMS Chapman’ at Plymouth as a volunteer; In 1801 he transferred to ‘HMS Rosario’ & then as a Sub Lieutenant in ‘HMS Hibernia’ until in October 1805 he was serving on ‘HMS Pickle’ in Nelson’s fleet off Trafalgar; ‘HMS Pickle’ took no part in the battle but was sent back to England to carry the news of the victory & Nelson’s death back to Falmouth; After Trafalgar Sub Lieutenant John Kingdon served with ‘HMS Intelligent’ & then ‘HMS Inveterate’ but this vessel was wrecked near St Valery-en-Caux in 1807 & John Kingdon was taken prisoner by the French & imprisoned for the next 7 years, although he was not forgotten in England as he was promoted to Lieutenant in 1812; A short time before Trafalgar John Kingdon had married Emilia ?? & produced 2 daughters, Emilia in 1806 & Caroline in 1807; After his release by the French in 1814 there were 2 more daughters born, Stephena Charlotte in 1816 & Deborah Clarissa in 1817, but John Kingdon never went to sea again; John Kingdon was retired on promotion to Commander in 1855 at the age of 79 until his death in St Helier, Jersey in 1862; In 1851 Census John Kingdon was a Retired Naval Lieutenant on Half Pay living at #4, John’s Road, #2, York Place, St Helier; In 1861 he lives with his widowed daughter Caroline Howard at #23, Gloucester Street, St Helier, Jersey in the Channel Islands;

I believe that Commander John Kingdon’s Will, dated 1856 is referenced as MISC Jersey HT – D/Y Judicial Greffe D/Y/A/31/ Commander; R.N.; [Testament] in Probate & Will Lists for Devon?

Follow up notes: Additional records found which give his Pay Book number as #SLVO 33471; This record confirms that he fought at Trafalgar; Reconfirms his parent’s names as Peter & Sarah; Confirms that at the age of 29 he served on ‘HMS Pickle’ as a Sub Lieutenant & was Discharged from hospital on 18.10.1797 as ‘unserviceable’; The record states that he was Baptised on 08.05.1776 in Crediton, Devon; He appears to have passed his Lieutenancy examination on 06.03.1805; ADM 196/5/42 & 44 is dated 27.09.1801 & has his rank as Commander; Awarded the Trafalgar Naval General Service Medal in 1847; Appears as John Kingdom on the Trafalgar Roll 21.10.1805;

Additional Notes: The ADM 27/3/481 for Naval Pay Allotments to Next of Kin has reference to a John Kingdon, Pay Book #SB 359, a Master’s Mate, serving onboard ‘HMS Chapman’ making an Allotment to his Wife, Emelia in 1801; There is also a further remark: Discharged 28.09.1801 to ‘HMS Rosario’;

Kingdon, John: #WX15700, Private, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Army, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) & CMF (Citizen Military Force) – Died of Illness in WW2 whilst a POW of the Japanese on the Burma Railway; Private John Kingdon, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Army who died on 13th October 1943 in Siam (Thailand); Remembered with honour on the Australian War Memorial in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand;

Notes: This is John Kingdon, born a twin brother of Roger Kingdon on 07.04.1916 in Perth, Western Australia; He was the son of Roger Audley Kingdon, a miner, born in 1889 in Nelson, New Zealand who emigrated to Australia at an early age, & who Married Alice Maude Peffers in Australia in 1915; In 1925 this family were Farming in Australia; In 1931, his father, Roger Audley Kingdon, was the Postmaster, living in Holyoake, Forrest, Western Australia; John Kingdon enlisted in Perth, Western Australia for WW2 Service; At the time of his death in 1943, John Kingdon’s parents were living in Mandurah, Western Australia; (He was the son of Kingdon, Roger Audley: #2698, Private, 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force, WW1);



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