Personal data
| Name | Habershon |
|---|---|
| Initials | K.R. |
| Christian name | Kenneth Rees |
| Date and place of birth | Marylebone, London; 08.08.1889 |
| Country of service | Real Estate Clerk |
| Address | 7 Westbourne Crescent, Hyde Park, Middlesex |
| Family | Son of Dr. Samuel Herbert and Catherine (nee Davies) Habershon, of 88, Harley St., London. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Educated at Winchester College & New College, Oxford. Then travelled to Canada.
- Information 2
- Clerk at Oldfield, Kirby and Gardner, Winnipeg, Canada (real estate)
Military data
| Rank | Capt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 12 Rifle Brigade |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 26 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Poperinghe New Military Cemetery I.F.16; personal inscription: I WILL MAKE DARKNESS LIGHT BEFORE THEM AND CROOKED THINGS STRAIGHT |
Other information
- Information 1
- Signed Visitors' Book on 7 February 1916
- Information 2
- His name was carved on a Wykehamist name-board kept at a ruined farmhouse near Estaires, known as “Winchester House.” Board later came into the possession of Winchester College but was subsequently lost.
- Information 3
- His younger brother Captain Leonard Osborne Habershon, East Yorkshire Regiment, fell on 18.11.1916 (Thiepval Memorial)
Media
Sources
- Source
- VB 1, p.35