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  • 21558 Private Edward Kitchen was killed in action when the battalion held front line trenches near Thiepval. It is probable that Edward was first buried in Mash Valley Cemetery and reinterred after the war in Ovillers, grave I. C. 22. Visited and cross laid by John Morse, photo courtesy of John Morse
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Creswell Derbyshire
He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Kitchen and the brother of William, John Henry, Florrie, Arthur, Ernest and Alfred Kitchen. In 1911 they lived at 9 King Street Hodthorpe Whitwell Mansfield.
In 1911 he was a pit pony driver below ground.
08 Sep 1916
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545955 - CWGC Website
21558
Private
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Edward Kitchen joined the battalion on Gallipoli, 25 October 1915 as part of a draft of men replacing casualties. After 6 months in Egypt where the men saw the pyramids and swam in the Nile a move to France was made. After a period in a 'quiet' area the battalion moved to the Somme. Between the 6th and 12th September 1916, the battalion held the front line in the Thiepval area. Edward was killed during this tour of duty and was probably buried in Mash Valley Cemetery, being reinterred after the Armistice when the battlefield cemeteries were concentrated. He is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, grave I. C.2. John Morse
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  • 21558 Private Edward Kitchen was killed in action when the battalion held front line trenches near Thiepval. It is probable that Edward was first buried in Mash Valley Cemetery and reinterred after the war in Ovillers, grave I. C. 22. Visited and cross laid by John Morse, photo courtesy of John Morse
    Edward Kitchen Grave - 21558 Private Edward Kitchen was killed in action when the battalion held front line trenches near Thiepval. It is probable that Edward was first buried in Mash Valley Cemetery and reinterred after the war in Ovillers, grave I. C. 22. Visited and cross laid by John Morse, photo courtesy of John Morse

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