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General First nameHenry Edwin Hunter
LastnameKent
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1865-00-00
Place of birthPortland, Dorset, England
Date of death1922-11-16
Place of deathSaloniki, Greece


About

Henry Kent attended Oxford University where he was part of the annual ‘Varsity lawn tennis tie pitting Oxford against Cambridge University. He later served with the British Army during World War One.
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From: https://ww1.wales/pembrokeshire-memorials/tenby-st-marys-church-war-memorials/

Henry E. H. Kent, Lieutenat, Rifle Brigade, was the son of Captain Hunter Kent, R.N., and Annie Kent. Henry was commissioned into the 22nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, which was given the title Wessex and Welsh Battalion, and was attached to 228 Brigade, 28th Division. This Division was formed in England between December 1914 and January 1915 from regular units returning from India, Singapore and Egypt.

During January, the Division moved to France, landing at Le Havre, and moved to the Western Front, where it saw its first major action during the Battle of Ypres. Following serious casualties at Ypres, a Composite Briagde was formed, composing of the 2nd Battalion, the Buffs; 2nd Battalion, the Cheshires; 1st Battalion, the Welsh; and 1st Battalion, the York and Lancaster.

The formation was dissolved on 19 May 1915 and resumed its normal configuration, taking part in the Battle of Loos. During October 1915, the Division embarked at Marseilles and proceeded to Egypt, and in November moved on to Salonika, where it then remained. The efforts of fighting the war in the malaria-ridden countryside of Salonika proved too much for Henry Kent, and he died of its effects in November 1922, aged 57. He is commemorated on a brass plaque sited within Saint Mary’s Church in Tenby, Wales.

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Archive statistics Career1886 - 1887
Tournament wins0
Matches10
Match wins5


Tournaments Exmouth - 1887 Oxford University Tournament - 1887 Exmouth - 1886 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1886 Oxford University Tournament - 1886