| Surname: | Kent |
| Initials: | C |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | .703 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 5/8/1914. He has the same No. as Sgt. W C Spreadbrow. MFP. Enlisted in the 15 Hussars. No. 3824, he was born in Southwark, London, age 19.7 years. occupation Labourer, transferred to 19 Hussars. No. 1977. 10/1/1908, transferred to MMP No. 703. 9/1/1909. Served Home 23/7/1898 to 20/9/1899, India 21/9/1899 to 20/1/1908, Home 21/1/1908 to 13/3/1913, Egypt 14/3/1913 to 19/3/1919, En Route 10/3/1919 to 10/4/1919, Home 11/4/1919 to 27/8/1919 to Army Z Reserve. Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 312 of 1917. Charles Kent. Extract from the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald 20 July, 1912. A CHASE ON THE RANGES. John Godsell, Charles Ralph, Harold Middleton, and Geo. Stapley, were summoned for trespassing upon the Hythe ranges in search of conies. Geo. Arthur Day, of the Military Mounted Police, stated that at about 08.40 pm. on June 28th, he was in the vicinity of 'N' range and saw the defendants and three other men on War Department land. A number of dogs were with them and the men were searching the ground for game. On the approach of witness they all bolted. He galloped after Goodsell and Ralph and also Middleton (who gave witness the name of Williams). Witness told them they would be reported. The defendant Stapley got away from witness, but he was subsequently recognised by the range warden. The men were frequently on the ranges and were well known by the School of Musketry employees. In answer to Goodsell, witness stated that the ranges were not open to the public. Stapley denied that he was on the ranges then or or at any other time. In answer to the Bench, the witness said the defendants had not nets with them. Chas. Kent of the Military Police, corroborated generally, but he could not recognise Stapley as being the man who got away. John B. Wilson, range warden, said that he saw the military policeman galloping along and realised that there was something wrong, he himself ran to the Reach Field and there met the defendants Goodsell and Ralph. He afterwards saw Stapley; witness knew them well. Ralph declared that there were two rights on way across the ranges and that when the Town Council sold the land to the War Office, they did so on the understanding that those rights of way should be allowed to exist. The Chairman said there was not sufficient evidence to shown that the men were on the ranges for an unlawful purpose. The question of trespassing did not concern the Bench; that was for the School of Musketry. The case against the men would therefore be dismissed. |