westkent78 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 I'm hoping some kind soul with access to the SDITGW could look up any or all of the following soldiers for me. 1. 203505 Pte. George Camp. B Coy, 2/4th Royal West Kent. 2. 30705 Cpl. George Raymond Camp. B Coy, 6th Royal West Kent. 3. 21235 Pte. W. Camp. 10th Royal West Kent. 4. 25745 Pte. F. Camp. 7th Buffs (East Kent). 5. G/22158 Pte. Sidney John Camp. 6th Buffs (East Kent). Thank you in advance for any help forthcoming. Regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Hi Matthew G/21235 Private Walter Camp 10th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Died of Wounds Flance & Flanders 19/11/1918 Born Loughan, Glam Enlisted LLanelly, Wales Residence Barry Port, Wales Formerly 4676 Monmouth Regt Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 203503 Pte George Camp 2/4th Battalion Queen's Own ( Royal West Kent Regiment) Died of Wounds, Egypt 03/05/1917 Enlisted Bromley Residence Walthamstow Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 G/22158 Pte Sidney John Camp 6th Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Killed in Action France & Flanders 09/08/1918 Born Chickney, Essex Enlisted Witham, Essex Residence Chickney, Near Stanstead, Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Hi Matthew G/25745 Private Frank Camp 7th Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Killed in Action France & Flanderds 23/10/1918 Born Mill Green, Essex Enlisted Chelmsford Residence Ingatestone, Essex No Details for George Raymond Camp Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 29 June , 2004 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Steve, Wow, that was fast! Thank you very much. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Steve, Four posts for the price of one? Not trying to race me for that vacant Lt-Colonel's post are you? It'd be nice to command the 4th Bn. of the Pals as soon as it's formed, wouldn't it? Ken p.s. You probably have seniority over me anyway, especially since I stole the idea for my avatar from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Ken Better make that 5 posts on one subject as I have had to acknowledge your post. Still the avatars stand out well from the crowd Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 29 June , 2004 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Steve, You missed an opportunity to extend your lead further. The no show for "George Raymond Camp" surely warranted a post all of its own. . Any ideas why he'd appear on CWGC site but not on SDITGW? Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 29 June , 2004 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Oops. Should have checked my own research. I've got him as dying 3/12/1918 and buried in Auberchicourt. Perhaps that explains it? I'm not really familiar with SDITGW, so does it literally "do what it says on the box" and stop recording deaths after 11/11/1918 even though they may have been wounded during hostilities? Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Matthew Soldiers Died certainly seems to dry up after the war. 1919 casualties 1349 listed 1920 casualties 27 listed 1921 casualties 1 listed Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted 29 June , 2004 Share Posted 29 June , 2004 Matthew Are these chaps related in any way ? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 30 June , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2004 Michael, Too early in the research process to tell definitively. Essex certainly seems the prime source for soldiers surnamed "Camp" who died in the war, the only other conglomerations being Hertfordshire and London. I'm eagerly awaiting the Camp M.I.C.'s to see the full spread and then my research can really take off. The main reason for me inquiring after these fellows in particular was their service in the Kent Regiments, but I'm intending to research all the Camps who served. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted 30 June , 2004 Share Posted 30 June , 2004 Matthew Please let me know if you find any relationship between the guys. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Hollington Posted 30 June , 2004 Share Posted 30 June , 2004 Are you trying to suggest there are a lot of camp people in Essex? Ali In Essex-yes, Camp.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 30 June , 2004 Share Posted 30 June , 2004 Soldiers Died certainly seems to dry up after the war. SDGW is not a complete record by any means even for during the war. As has been pointed out above, there are few entries post-1918 and they even start to be missed for 1918 particularly men dying of natural causes. In addition, a large number of men are missing who died in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 1 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 1 July , 2004 Mick, Will do. Ian, Interestingly, the surname Camp is derived from the Anglo Saxon "Campa" meaning warrior. The Camp family can be traced back to Norman Conquest times and possibly prior to that. The reason there are lots of Camps in Essex and Hertfordshire is these were lands of the Earl of Oxford and they were some of his retainers. Don't know how "Camp" received its current meaning- seems diometrically opposed to "warrior", but I certainly received my share of jokes at school. Terry, Thank you for that clarification. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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