pjlee Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 I have been researching my local War Memorial in Meriden, West Midlands and have successfully located the location of graves/ named on memorials to the missing of all but one of them from the First World War. I have searched the CWGC site but there is no listing: Second Lieutenant KS Waters; died 30th May 1917, Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached No 1 British Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Can anyone help or point me in the right direction as to how I can proceed. Many thanks Paul Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 Paul The 1901 census shows one Kenneth S Waters to be the son of Samuel G Waters, Head of (and resident at) King Edward Grammar School in Nuneaton. Kenneth is aged 10. Checking Birth entries, I found Kenneth Selby Waters to have been recorded in September quarter of 1890 in Nuneaton. No nearer finding his CWGC entry, I know, but I wonder if this is your man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 Paul, From Cross of Sacrifice, 2nd Lt Kenneth Selby Waters was murdered on May 30th 1917. Remembered on the Karachi Memorial, Pakistan. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 With thanks to Bob's clue about where this officer is commemorated, I see that he is included in the CWGC records, but with the mis-spelled surname WAIERS. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 The spelling error has been reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 Great detective work by the team. But.... murdered on May 30th 1917. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Anybody have any details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 18 November , 2005 Share Posted 18 November , 2005 Great detective work by the team. But.... Anybody have any details? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 2nd Lt Kenneth Selby Waters was murdered on May 30th 1917 Yes, the answer opens up a very big question...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 19 November , 2005 Share Posted 19 November , 2005 Got to be a story behind this, I have 2 Yorkshire Regt officers who were murdered also one in Russia and one Western Front. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 19 November , 2005 Share Posted 19 November , 2005 Fortunately he has an entry in De Ruvigny, Kenneth Selby Waters born June 18th 1880 in Nuneaton, the son of Rev Samuel George Waters of Meriden Vicarage Coventry and his wife Ellen. Educated at King Edwards School Nuneaton, Kings School Warwick, Kings School Grantham and St Johns College Cambridge where he took his BA in 1912 and was a member of the OTC and keen oarsman rowing at Henley Regatta. He went to India in 1912 and worked for a shipping firm in Calcutta. Joined Calcutta Port Defence Corps in October 1914 and subsequently obtained a commission and gazetted 2nd Lt Indian Army Reserve of Officers May 3rd 1917. Then attached to No 1 British Mountain Battery RGA and was killed at Bara Gali, Murree Hills on May 30th 1917 being shot while at mess by a transborder raider. Buried at Kalabagh. Interestingly the War List of Cambridge University has him as killed in action. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjlee Posted 21 November , 2005 Author Share Posted 21 November , 2005 Many thanks to all of you, great work. I would be very interested in further information. Paul Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 21 November , 2005 Share Posted 21 November , 2005 Well done and well found, Bob. I suppose it's a question of semantics - "Killed In Action" sounds more appropriate than "Murdered" if he was "Shot by cross border raider". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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