6561 Driver
‘C’ Battery, 159th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 35th Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1.10.18
Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV.C.26A
Family history: Son of Marion Goodwin Kay, Wellbank, Denny and the late William Kay.
The action leading to his death
The Battery had taken up position 1,000 yards west of Tenbrielen and was firing in support of the infantry advance on the outskirts of Werviq. The War Dairy records that one other rank was wounded. This was John who subsequently died of his wounds at the Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek.
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Medals Awarded:
The British War Medal, Victory Medal
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