One of four soldier sons of William Herbert and Clara Kember, of 80, Mornington Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of Lyme Cottage, Picton Street, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire; husbnand of Annie Kember, of 333, Dresden Road, Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada. Formerly Sergeant 136, Montreal Cyclists’ Corps, Canadian Imperial Forces, having previously served as a Sergeant in the 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned 10/09/1915. Appointed temporary Lieutenant. Appointed temporary Captain (July 1916). Promoted Acting Captain whilst commanding a company August 1917.
Kember, Reginald Prentice (Prentis) –
Personal details
- Surname: Kember
- Forename: Reginald Prentice (Prentis)
- Date of birth: October 26th, 1888
- Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: November 24th, 1914 - 1914-11-24
- Enlistment location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 28/05/1915 11/06/1915 28/07/1916 10/08/1917 02/11/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 5g 6h/i* 6f 4c 6e
- Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917 02/11/1917