Messrs George Kent Ltd, the well known engineering firm, have a very fine list of men who have gone from their works in Biscot Road, Luton, to take their places with the Colours.
Pte Horace E. Meade, who left the general office to join the Rangers, has laid down his life in the service of the country.
The list of those serving, as will be seen below, includes men from all departments of the works, and also from the board of directors. It should be added that in addition to the names of those given below a number of others offered their services, but were rejected on various grounds, while the roll of honour at the works also gives the names of many men who desired to enlist but were retained at the works on the ground that they were doing much more valuable service to the country in employing their skill in the production of munitions than they would be able to do by taking up the rifle. As is to be expected, many of the men who are serving are in the Royal Engineers, for which their special trade qualifications render them eminently suitable.
While the list below only gives the names of men who have gone from the Luton works, the Holborn and Lansdowne works of the company have also contributed a considerable number of men to the Forces.
The directors and other members of the company and the men from Luton works who are serving and on the Roll of Honour, are:
DIRECTORS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY
Herbert Harcourt Kent, 10th Battalion, Leicester Regiment.
Philip Francis Morton, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Robert Whitbread Hammond, Royal Fusiliers.
Philip Walter Kent, RN, HMS Donegal.
Geoffrey Harcourt Kent, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Alan Morton, 40th Battery, Royal Field Artillery (attached Royal Flying Corps).
STAFF
L. H. Kent, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
C. Couchman, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
A. Haycock, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
C. W. Miller, Yeomanry.
Leslie T. Harris, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
William G. Ireland, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
J. H. Graves, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
William Fowler, Royal Army Medical Corps.
G. Davis, 2nd Transport and Supply Column.
Horace E. Meade, 12th Battalion, London Regiment.
Thomas V. Brown, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
R. Hickman, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Harold Fyson, 4th Battaion, Beds Regiment.
G Kemp-Small, Engineers.
VENTURI DEPARTMENT
Franks Hobbs, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Benjamin Ball, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Bernard Bone, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Fred Cheer, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
John Drake, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Stanley Darby, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Claude Cuthbert, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.
Alfred Rumble, London Mounted Brigade, Field Ambulance.
Henry Bosley, 83rd Field Ambulance.
Thomas Rettie, 12th Battalion, London Regiment.
Charles Payne, Naval reserve.
Albert Smedley, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment.
W. Appleby, Bedfordshire National Reserve.
STANDARD
Frank Brady, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
F. Pike, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
L. Grigg, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Sidney Brown, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
A. Fowler, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
John Field, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Frederick Scott, Beds Yeomanry.
R. Fleet, Herts Yeomanry.
Joseph Collins, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
William Ashley, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
William Sale, Bedfordshire Regiment.
H. Mimms, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Bennett Davey, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Edward Humphrey, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Henry (Harry) Pestell, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Robert Brewer, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Henry Moon, Queen's Westminsters.
Arthur Thame, Beds Yeomanry.
HEAVY MACHINE DEPARTMENT
Ernest Page, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
Arthur Mobbs, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
William Davey, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
John Adams, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
H. Taylor, 33rd Company, Royal Engineers.
R. Dawson, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
William Brown, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
IRON FOUNDRY
J. Cooper, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
B. Holt, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Tom Guess, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Albert Brookes, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Albert Payne, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
George Smart, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
John Foster, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Ralph Hill, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Alfred Baker, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Harry Hagon, Essex Cycle Corps.
William Gunn, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
W. Hickman, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
S. Folks, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
O. Simmons, Reservist.
L. Pople, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
F. Wilson, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
PATTERN SHOP
Alfred Pratt, East Anglian Royal Engineers.
R. Parfitt, Wireless Unit, Royal Flying Corps.
COUNTER DEPARTMENT
W. Ashby, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
BRASS FOUNDRY
Gerald Hobbs, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Earnest Buck, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
George Dexter, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
W. Bridges, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Charles Perrin, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Bernard Webb, 12th Lancers.
William Panter, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
F. Cooper, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
Frederick Perry, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
John Suckling, New Army.
Frank Gates, New Army.
Ernest Thomas, New Army.
George Smith, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
AIR DEPARTMENT
Arthur Strange, New Army.
Basil Ballard, Royal Army Medical Corps.
William Inglis, New Army.
[Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph, June 19th, 1915]