Charles Kinninmonth

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1901 Census: 1901, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland; Scotland Census
• 1911 Census: 1911, Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland; Scotland Census
• Military: 1916; Joined Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Notes:

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1901 Scotland Census, Parish Burntisland, ED:6, Page 7, Line 7, CSSCT1901_132, Address: Newbiggin Newbiggin Cottage # 2
Alexander Kinninmonth, Age 34, est birth 1867, Head, Male, Born Dunfermline Fifeshire, Farm Servant
Agnes Kinninmonth, Age 34, Wife
Alexander Kinninmonth, Age 14, Son, Farm Servant
Christina Kinninmonth, Age 12, Dtr, Scholar
William Kinninmonth, Age 10, Son, Scholar
Peter Kinninmonth, Age 9, Son, Scholar
George Kinninmonth, Age 6, Son, Scholar
Charles Kinninmonth, Age 4, Son
Andrew Kinninmonth, Age 2, Son

1911 Scotland Census, West Fife, Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall; 442/00- 037-00-005
#32 Schedule, Address Templehall
Alexander Kinnonmonth (9 in Home), Head, 44, Married, Ploughman, Farm worker, Birthplace Dunfermline Fife
Agnes Kinnonmonth, Wife, 44 yrs, Marr x 24, 10 chn & 10 still alive, birthplace Portmoak, Kinross
Peter Kinnonmonth, Son, Age 19, Single, Farm worker, Birthplace Beath, Fife
George Kinnonmonth, Son, Age 16, Single, Ploughman, Birthplace Aberdour, Fife
Charles Kinnonmonth, Son, Age 14, Single, Farm worker, Birthplace Burntisland, Fife
Andrew Kinnonmonth, Son, Age 12, School, Birthplace Burntisland, Fife
Agnes Kinnonmonth, Dtr, Age 10, School, Birthplace Burntisland, Fife
Robert Kinnonmonth, Son, Age 7, School, Birthplace Burntisland, Fife
Margaret Kinnonmonth, Dtr, Age 5, School, Birthplace Burntisland, Fife


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Military
Joined Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during WWI
Rank: Private
Reg #: S/20943


Scotlands People - Deaths 1918 - 115/AF 0194
Reg # 20943, Pte, Kinninmonth, Charles- Age 22 yrs, Birth country Scotland,
Date of Death: 23 Jul 1918, France, Killed in Action
1/8th Batt. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig led the British Army on the Western Front from 1915, and oversaw some of the largest and bloodiest episodes of the war. Battles included the Somme(1916) Ypres (1917) Cambrai (1917) Amiens (1918) and Arras (1918) Due to the kilts worn by the Scottish soldiers on the World War I battlefront, their German enemies called them the "ladies from hell".[1] Haig founded the Earl Haig Poppy Fund, for ex-servicemen in the aftermath. From 1914 to 1918

1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) T.F. - France:
152nd Brigade, 51st Division
7 February moved to 183rd Brigade, 61st Division
1 June moved to 45th Brigade, 15th Division and absorbed surplus personnel of 11th Battalion which had been reduced to cadre.
11 November 45th Brigade, 15th Division south of Leuze, Belgium.

Macedonia.
9 February Battalion represented Infantry of Division at inspection by H.M. King of Greece.
15 March Raid on Link Wood by 'A' Company (Captain J. C. Cunningham).
19 March Raid on Scots Crossing by 'C' Company (Captain A. McD. Ritchie).
14 April Reoccupation of Homondos '0' line. Demonstrations.
22 April Attachment officers and N.C.Os. 3rd Battalion 4th Greek Regiment.
30 April Greek battalion took over river line for twenty-four hours.
1 May Battalion moved to summer camp on Kopaci Spur.
2 May 4th Greek Regiment took over 81st Brigade line in its entirety.
May to June In corps reserve, training on Kopaci Spur.
24 May Major A. R. G. Wilson left for France to command a battalion.
11 June Scottish Horse left 8ist Brigade, which was reduced to three battalions.
15 to 17 June Battalion on stand-by in anticipation of Bulgarian attack.
17 June Warning order to move to Vardar front.
22 June Transport left for new front.
1 to 3 July Battalion moved to Vardar front via Kilo 69, Salonika-Seres road and Guvezne.
4 to 5 July Reconnaissance of sector to be taken over from 2nd Battalion l48th French Regiment, known as Eperon sector.
6 July Battalion took over from the French, two companies forward, one in battalion and one in brigade reserve.
7 to 31 July Intensive patrolling of new sector.

Charles Kinninmonth - Memorial is at the Soissons Memorial

Military:
Rank - Private