Keefe, J.
James Keefe, PO/4490, was a Serjeant in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who had served aboard the HMS Alcantara. He had been awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He died from wounds received in action on 4th March 1916, at the age of 42. He was buried at St James, in Dover. His wife Frances Rose later remarried and became Mrs Port, living at 50 St James Street, Dover.

The headstone reads:

PO/44904 Serjeant WNLI
J. Keefe
HMS Alcantara,
4th March 1916, age 42.

The St James area suffered great damage in World War II. The archway is the remains of the bombed church.

Keightley G.

 
Gordon Keightley was born in Eastry, near Dover, in 1894. He was a Sub-Lieutenant in the RN Volunteer Reserve, aboard the Mudros. He died on 20th May 1917, and is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton. 

pictures with thanks to Andy and Michelle Cooper

Kemp, W. J.
William John Kemp, 3354, enlisted in Portsmouth and was a Serjeant in the 3rd battalion of the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). He was killed in action on 20th December 1916 at the age of 24. He lies at the Philosophe British cemetery, Mazingarbe, France.

Born in Sandwich, he was the son of Mrs Annie Kemp of Vale Cottage, South Alkham, Dover.

Kennett, W. J. I.
William John Isgar Kennett, J/3433, was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, aboard the HMS Lama. He died on 9th December  1915, and is buried at the North Point Christian Cemetery, Kamaran Island. He is also commemorated on the Maala Memorial, Yemen.

Kennett, T. E.
Thomas Edward Kennett, 196592, was an Able Seaman, as killed when his Submarine D2 was lost in the North Sea on 1st December 1914. He was 32. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. He left a wife, M A M Harvey (formerly Kennett), who lived at 101 Hillside Road, Dover. His parents were William and Esther Kennett, also from Dover. He was the brother-in-law of Daniel Cannon, lost with the Formidable on New Year's Day 1915. 

A memorial service was held at his Parish Church, St Andrews at Buckland, for parishioners who had died on was service on Wednesday, 29th September, 1915. Part of the service for the burial of the dead was sung, with a dirge "Grant Rest, O Lord, to Thy servants with Thy saints". It concluded with the National Anthem, and it was proposed that the service should be repeated every three months.

He died on Armistice day, and is buried in St Mary's cemetery, Dover. 

note: this is the only person surnamed Keyton recorded on "Soldiers Died"

King. C.
C. King was a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, attached to the Dover Patrol. He had worked for the SEC Railway, captaining their Dover boats before the war, and is commemorated on the memorial at the now Cruise Terminal, formerly Marine Station.

He was serving aboard the HMS "Albyn" when he was killed in an air raid on Calais on 2nd September 1917. He is buried in the Dunkirk Town Cemetery, France, II B 14. His death was mourned throughout Dover, as he had been devout person, and taken also great interest in the Dover branch of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society.  He left a wife and family, and his wife inserted the notice below in the Dover Express:

King E.
Edward King, 1624296, was born in Dover on 9th March 1881. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes, and grew to be five feet and three inches in height. He worked as a stoker on one of the steam vessels and later on the pilot boats in Dover Harbour. Perhaps from this time date some of his tattoos, which included on his right forearm, a sailor, along with a handclasp and a horseshoe. On his left were a memorial, and a heart and flag emblem.

On 4th August 1904, at Charlton church, Edward married Harriet Bowman. She was the daughter of Thomas Bowman and his wife Annie, nee Allen, and was one of a very large family. Edward and Harriet had two children; a daughter, Iris, born in 1906, and a son, Edward Thomas.

Edward Thomas was born in 1913 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. His uncle, younger brother of Edward senior, had emigrated to Canada, and on his recommendation, Edward, Harriet, and Iris followed in 1912, living at 58 Brunswick Street, Brantford in 1915. Edward worked at Massey Harris, manufacturers of farm machinery; on his attestation document on 15th September 1915, at Niagara Camp, he is described as a Ranch Hand. 

Edward enlisted in the 84th Overseas battalion, and went for training in England. During his service he was awarded the Military Medal. He was serving as a Corporal in the 75th battalion (Central Ontario Regiment) when he was.killed at Paschendale on 2nd November 1917. He and another man had been killed instantly when a shell blew up in the dug-out where they had been sitting behind the front line. Two other men in the dug-out were uninjured, merely suffering for a few days from the effects of the blast.

The photograph is of Edward, Harriet, and their two children, taken in 1916, shortly before Edward left Canada for England. It was a poignant memento; Edward himself, in a letter to his father from the Front, had probably realised that he would not survive. He asked his father to ensure that Harriet and the two children should return to England, for he saw no future in Canada for them without him. In 1920, they did return, coming back to Dover, and living at 5 Pardoner's Way, Crabble. His father, also Edward, was then living at 19 Douglas Road, Tower Hamlets.

In 1929 Iris married James Crutchfield, son of casualty James Henry Crutchfield, and they later moved to Gillingham. Harriet remained with them until she died in 1953.

Edward King is commemorated on the Menin Gate memorial, in Belgium, and his name is also  inscribed here in the Canadian Book of Remembrance. A plaque at the Canadian works, Brantford, of the Massey Harris company, also bears his name.  

with thanks to Maggie Curtis
with thanks to an Ontario viewer

King, T. E.
Thomas Edward King, 233788, was a Petty Officer on the HMS Gaillardia, He died on 22nd March 1918, when he was 29, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, United Kingdom. The wreck lies in the North Sea.

He was the husband of Emily Minnie King, of 5 Woolcomber Lane, Dover,  and the son of Mr and Mrs King of 20 Noah's Ark Road, Dover

1918 - In ever loving memory of our dear beloved son ....We little thought his time so short, In this world to remain, Or that when from his home he went, He would never return again. We often sit and talk of him, And think how brave he died, But oh! how very hard I think, We could not say good-bye. Gone but not forgotten by his loving Mum and Dad.

1918 - In affectionate remembrance of my dear brother ... Safe at anchor now I rest, With many of our fleet, But once again I will set sail, Our saviour Christ to meet. From his brother Bert, and family.

The headstone is at Charlton. It reads:

Kingsford, E. J.
Edward John Kingsford, 12486, was a sapper in the 10th Railway Co of the Royal Engineers (formerly 6381 The Buffs). He died of wounds on 26th June 1916, when he was 35. He had already seen service in the South African War with the East Kent Regiment Mounted Infantry, gaining a medal with five bars. He is buried at Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Born and enlisting in Dover, he was the son of Mr W Kingsford, who had three other sons and two sons-in-law serving; a fifth son was lost in the South African War in 1901 during service with the AOC.

*Kingsnorth, C.
Charles Kingsnorth, 69680, was born in Dover, and enlisted in Ipswich. He was the son of George and Sarah Ann Kingsnorth, of 68 Newson Street, Ipswich. He was a Bombardier in the Royal Horse Artillery, J battery. He was killed in action on 1st December 1917, and is buried in the Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France, VII G 3.

Kite, A. A.
Alfred Albert Kite, 128825, was born and enlisted in Dover, and was a Private in the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (formerly S4/28468 of the RASC). He was in the 14th Company. He was killed in action on 21st March 1918, and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, in France. 

Knell, L. W.
Leonard William Knell, Z/9865, was an Ordinary Seaman in the RN Volunteer Reserve, on the HMS Victory VI. He is buried at St James cemetery, Dover.

His parents were Florence Emily and the late William Henry Knell, of 5 Russell Street, Dover

Knight, H. W.
Hubert W. Knight, G/25960, was a Private in the 1st (or 10th) battalion of The Queen's Royal West Surrey regiment (formerly 38631 of the Royal Wariwickshire). He died of wounds on 25th April 1918, when he was 19. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France. 

He was born in Portsmouth, the son of William John and Mary Knight, from 89 Stamshaw Road, Portsmouth, but but enlisted and lived in Dover.

Knott, H. R. W.
Henry Richard Walter Knott, 7937, was in the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st battalion. He was a Corporal and he died on 24th (26th) October 1914 at Lanniluke. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres, in Belgium.  

He was the youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs W. Knott, of Buckland, Dover, born and living there, but enlisted at Maidstone.

Knott, S. W.
Sidney William Knott, 5377 (541401),  was a Sapper in the Field Engineers, 519th London Field Company. He was killed in action at Palestine on 19th September 1918, when he was 27. He is buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. 

His father? was Mr F. Knott, of 289 London Road Dover, and his wife was Rose Knott, of 24 George Street, Buckland, Dover. He was born there, but lived in Gillingham.

Knott, T. J.
Thomas  James Knott, 22520,  was a Sapper in the 23rd Field Company of the Royal Engineers. He was reported missing around the 25th January 1915, and confirmed as dead by the War Office sixteen months later. It was assumed that he had been buried in a trench rushed by the Germans at La Bassee. He was 24.He is commemorated on Le Touret memorial, in France.

Thomas' parents, Ernest and Kate, lived at Greenfield Road, Folkestone, and his uncle, A. W. Knott, lived at 20 Alfred Road, Buckland, Dover. He was born in Hougham and enlisted in Dover.