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KAY Geoffrey Clarkson Major
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20841
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This record is about the KAY Geoffrey Clarkson Major dating from 2000-2024.
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SKR/DAT/IP/20841
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Title (The name of the record)
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KAY Geoffrey Clarkson Major
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: KAY;
Forename(s): Geoffrey Clarkson;
Initials: GC;
Rank: Major;
Resided in: Bury;
Previous Battalion: 5 of;
Previous Regiment: Lanc Fus;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 42 Bn;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 125 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (2): 2 Bn;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 29-Mar-1918;
Other Data: Charterhouse School Register 1872-1931: b 23/12/1887, only son of John William Kay of Bury. At School 1901-1907, New College, Oxford, BA. Major 5 Lanc Fus, attd MGC, kia at Bucquoy, 29/3/1918.
Temp Command 125 Coy 18/3/1917 - war diary
Brass Tablet: St Marys Church, Market Place, Bury, Lancs.;Other Notes: KAY, Major, GEOFFREY CLARKSON, 5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers attd. 2nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action at Bucquoy 29th March 1918. Age 30. Son of John William and Constance Mary Kay, of Elton House, Bury, Lancashire. II. H. 18. Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy - Pas De Calais, France.
NB: killed serving with 42 BN - war diary;END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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1 digital record
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- Finding Aids page on VMGCRA Website: https://vickersmg.blog/about/research/mgcdatabase/. Additional material may be available for VMGCRA Patreon subscribers at: https://www.patreon.com/vickersmg/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=skr20841 . Ensure you are logged in to check. Subscribe from £3 per month.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9e0ab0fe-d4e8-4756-aa4c-b11972dcec17/
Series information
SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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KAY Geoffrey Clarkson Major