Fred Kitching
Service Number
22003
Military Unit
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
14 Nov 1915 (35 years old)
Place of Birth
Misterton Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was employed as a brickyard labourer at Mr George Coopers brickyard in Misterton
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Fred was born at Misterton in 1880, he was the son of Henry and Sarah Kitching (nee Barthorpe). His father was a brick maker. He had two elder brothers George born 1872 and William born 1875.
Military History
He arrived in Gallipoli on 28 August 1915 and was probably one of the 10% kept back in Mudros during the battalion's first battles. He was killed in action on 14 November 1915 and is buried in Azmak Cemetery, grave I.D.4. From Monday 8th until 15th November, the battalion was in the front line in the Lone Tree Gully sector around Leather Lane, near Oxford Circus and Oxford Street, just behind Jephson's Post.
John Morse
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
Fred Kitching
Photo shows a newspaper article giving details of Fred Kitchen killed in action, photo courtesy of the Misterton and West Stockwith history group
Fred Kitching
Photo Shows the Azmak cemetery, Sulva , Turkey where Fred Kitching is buried,photo courtesy of the CWGC
Fred Kitchen Grave
22003 Private Fred Kitchen on 14 November 1915 whilst the battalion were in trenches in the Lone Tree Gully sector. He is buried in Azmak Cemetery, Suvla Bay, grave I.D.4 Visited and cross laid by John Morse photo also courtesy of John Morse