7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment).
Kitchener New Army Battalion, (K2). Formed at Canterbury in September 1914.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,117 recorded WW1 deaths for the 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment).
ATKINS, George William. Private, 1238. "A" Company, 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France. 29-09-1916. Age 25. Son of Mrs. L. Kirk. Husband of Nancy Careswell (formerly Atkins) of 78, Prince of Wales x Road, Kentish Town, London, UK.
BEASLEY, Herbert Frederick. Private, 22273. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Nine Elms British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 30-09-1917. Age 19. Son of William & Alice Beasley of 66, Hunter Road, Ilford, Essex, UK. Stone Inscription :- "One Of Many To Answer The Call For Those He Loved He Gave His All".
BRUCE, Robert Harold. Private, 11365. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France. 18-11-1916. Age 37. Son of John & Maria Bruce of Sudbury, Suffolk, UK. Husband of Lilian Mary Bruce of 37, Whitehall Road, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. (First Name).
Stone Inscription :- "Thy Will Be Done".
CATTLE, Thomas William. Lance Corporal, 11676. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France. 18-11-1916. Age 19. Son of Mr. & Mrs. H. Cattle of 131, Bloxwich, Road, Walsall, West Midlands, (Staffordshire), UK. (First Name).
Stone Inscription :- "Grant Patience, Rest And Kind Relief, Good Lord Remember Me".
CRISP, E.H.G. Private, G/25314. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. 23-08-1918.
SHARP, B.H. Corporal, S/823. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. 30-09-1916.
SIMMONS, A.J. Serjeant, T/201239. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. 22-08-1918. Age 29. Son of James & Lydia Simmons of 13, Wellwinch Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, UK. Stone Inscription :- "Lead Thou Me On".
TAYLOR, Herbert Victor. Private, G/5537. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Point 110 Old Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France. 01-09-1915. Age 27. Son of Wiliam & Emma Taylor of Darvell Cottage, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex UK.
THOMPSON, William. Private, L/10265. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. 29-08-1915.
WOODWARD, Leonard Charles. Lance Corporal, G/840. 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France. 18-11-1916. Age 27. Son of Mary Jane Woodward of "Chislehurst", Reedsfield Road, Ashford, Middlesex, UK. & the late William Henry Woodward.