Description
Queen’s Sudan Medal 1898, 2984 Private Edward Kemp, 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. Also served through the Boer War, with copy service papers.
Officially engraved: “2984 Pte E. Kemp. 1/N. Staff: R.”
Confirmed on the medal roll, also earning the Khedive’s Sudan bar “Hafir” for service in the Dongola Expedition.
He saw further service after the Dongola Campaign in the Boer War, now serving with the 2nd Battalion of the North Staffs, for which he earned the QSA and KSA Medal, with clasps for Johannesburg, Relief of Kimberley and Orange Free State.
Saw following service:
Home, 14th march 1890 – 25th May 1891
Mauritius, 26th May 1891 – 22nd March 1893
Malta, 23rd March 1893 – 4th October 1895
Egypt, 5th October 1895 – 28th April 1897
Home, 29th April 1897 – 14th January 1900
South Africa, 15th Jan 1900 -24th August 1902
Home, 25th August 1902 – 25th August 1902.
Edward Kemp, from Ballsall Temple, Coventry, Warwickshire, born 5th June 1866
His Father was named John from Balsall Temple and his Mother named Emma, baptised on 12th August 1866.
A Gardener when he enlisted aged 23 on 14th march 1890, with the North Staffs, coming from the 3rd Battalion Militia of the same regiment.
He served through his 12 years terms of engagement to discharge in August 1902, having fought in 2 wars.
In 1911, he had a family, having married Elizabeth Ann Kemp, of Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs, and had returned to being a Gardener.
In 1921, he was 54 years old, and lived at the aptly named cottage “Spion Kop Cottage” in Balsall, Warwickshire.
He was working as the Head Porter to Bablake School in Coventry with his wife and 3 children.
Bablake School is an old Private Day School, located in Coventry, founded in 1344.
He died in Coventry aged 76 during 1942.
