James William Kemp

A Private with 1/4th Bn. James died on 25th of September 1915 at the age of 34. 

James was born at Somerleyton in 1881, a son of James William and Mary Ann Kemp. For all of his life James' family lived at 3 Brickfields Cottages, The Street, Somerleyton. In 1911 James worked as a wherryman with the Somerleyton Estate. 

James married Hannah Maria Lound, at Norwich, in 1911. They lived at 3 Old Barge Yard, King Street, Norwich.

James volunteered to join the Army. He enlisted in the Norfolk Regiment at Norwich. James served with the 1/4th Battalion and landed at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915. 

James contracted dysentery. He was evacuated and died on board H.M. Hospital Ship Salta.  

Note in Commonwealth War Graves records his middle name is given as Williams, this is incorrect