L/9003 Pte Albert Caulder, 2nd Bn, Royal West Kent Regt

According to Soldiers Died in The Great War, L/9003 Private Albert Caulder of the 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), died in India on the 16th August 1914. He was born at Kingston-On-Thames and enlisted at Maidstone. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his date of death as the 17th August, noting that he was buried in Dalhousie Military Cemetery. Dalhousie is a hill station in Himalchal Pradesh. He is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial in Pune (formerly Poona).

There is a small, three line entry in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour which states, "... son of Giles Caulder of East Ham, London E; served with the Expeditionary Force. Died at Dalhousie 16th Aug 1914."

Pages from Albert's service record survive in the WO 363 series at the National Archives.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC, WO 363)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission