Born: 1891, Windhill
Died: 25 September 1916
Buried: Adanac Military Cemetery
Address: 2 Dove Street, Saltaire
Parents: Fred and Clara, nee Preston
Spouse: Elizabeth, nee Herring
Siblings:
Occupation: Greengrocer’s assistant
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Paul’s, Shipley; St Peter’s, Shipley; Saltaire Wesleyan Church, Nab Wood
Children:
Regiment: 10 Northumberland Fusiliers
Wilfred Kitchen
Wilfred’s story is told on Colin Coates’ Saltaire WW1 site, link below, but we
also came across this mention in the Shipley Times & Express on 22 October
1915.
Driver W Kitchen of 2 Dove Street, Saltaire, who is serving on the Continent
with the British Expeditionary Force, has written relating his experience at the
Front. He is engaged in taking munitions up to the trenches which he says is
very difficult and dangerous work.
They have their quiet times, he says, as well as their rough times and it gets to
feel very much like being home.
One of his companions in the trenches is Sam Hall of Saltaire and the two make
a joint appeal to the people of Shipoley for the gift of a football. With the
coming of dull days, they require something with which to pass the time.
He adds that matters are looking better in France and the Germans are ‘fed up.’
And on 17 August 1917, we read this:
Mr and Mrs Fred Kitchen of 2 Dove
Street, Saltaire, have received intimation
that their son, Pte Wilfred Kitchen, who
had been missing since September of last
year, must now be presumed dead.
Pte Kitchen, who was in the
Northumberland Fusiliers, joined
Kitchener’s Army and he had seen much
experience in France.
He was married and previous to the war
was in the employ of the Darlington
Urban District Council.
