I came across this article on a local man Thomas Trenfield from Yardley Birmingham, who died in captivity after the fall of Kut. Has anyone else got any photos or info on anyboby else who died while a POW

Kevan

We have Hubert Richard Faxon on Kenilworth War Memorial (see www.kenilworth-war-memorial.org.uk) who like your man was captured after the fall of Kut and died whilst a prisoner. He was a Driver with 76th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, and died 30th August 1916 and is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery.

No photo of him but he wrote a couple of interesting letters the previous year which were published in our local newpaper.

Kevan,

think you may know about these

ENSOR, Gunner, Francis Arthur. 48566, 706th Bty., Royal Field Artillery. Died, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, 30th August, 1916. Husband of Edith Ensor, of Taher Building, Parel, Bombay, India. Born 23rd June 1889 at Keresley. Enlisted Coventry. Resided at 76, Brook Street. Turner. Reservist.
Grave Ref. XXI. C. 23. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

HICKS, Private, James. 19635, 5th Bn., Wiltshire Regiment. formerly (13543) , Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, 9th April, 1916. At that time he was at Basra, on the occasion of the surrendur of Kut. Age 31. Son of James and Sarah Hicks, of Rock Farm, Baginton, Coventry. Born Deddington, Oxon. Enlisted Coventry. Resided Coventry. Sister Miss Olive Hicks, New Inn, Gosford Street. Memorial Ref. Panel 30 and 64. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

KING, Private, Frederick. 19552, 1st Bn., Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds received at Kut, Persian Gulf, 8th April, 1916. Age 35. Born Thomas Street, Coventry. Enlisted Coventry. Resided No. 2, Paybody’s Buildings, Moat Street. Cycle Fitter, Humber Works. Enlisted August, 1915. Memorial Ref. Panel 26 and 63. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

thanks for info susan and tharkin
kevan

My Grandfather had two cousins in 1st Ox & Bucks LI who were captured at Kut, Sidney and William Gaskin. Wiliam came home but Sidney died at Adana, Anatolia. I ran a thread on him here.

Keith