BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE-BASIL SECOND LIEUTENANT BASIL LIDDON KIMBER-LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

Bronze Memorial Plaque
Named to: BASIL LIDDON KIMBER
Second Lieutenant Basil Liddon Kimber 7th B., Lincolnshire Regiment.Killed in action on 10 July 1916.
The Son of Frederick Thomas and Fanny Kimber,of 48,St.Thomas' Road,Brentwood Essex.He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Extract from the BBENTWOODIAN ; as follows:
"Basil Liddon Kimber was born May 16th 1894. Died July 10th 1916.at School 1905.
B.L.Kimber was one of the few survivors of the London Rifle Brigade after the second battle of Ypres.He was invalided home, suffering from shock,but returned with a Commission in the 6th Lincoln.He was killed by a bursting shell on July 10th in the great advance."
Arrived in France on 04/11/1914 served as 9249 Lance Corporal with the 5th Londons..He was commissioned on the 21/07/1915.He is entitled to a 1914 Star trio.
Plaque is about extremely fine

Code: 51482