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In MemoriamKAYE, Richard S
  Corporal (Manchester Regiment, 2nd/8th Battalion)
  Killed killed in action (08-Oct-1917)
  Awards: Victory Medal, British War Medal

born:
joined:
left:
died:
1898
(Westoe)

08-Oct-1917

 

There is no direct evidence that the details here refer to the same Richard S Kaye who went to Westoe Secondary School, but the relatively unusual name suggests that it is likely.

Richard Steedman Kaye's father was also Richard Kaye, a butcher (later meat sales agent for Steedman & Son, Liverpool). His mother was Christina.

His exact date of birth isn't known, although he was christened at the West Street Chapel on 27-Jan-1898.

It isn't known when Richard joined Westoe Secondary School, nor is much known of his military career other than he was killed in action in France & Flanders on 8-Oct-1917 at the age of 19.

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing in West Flanders.

Known Addresses
1901: 96 Fort Street
1911: 7 Osborne Avenue
Last updated: 09-Aug-2014 10:34

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