Phyllis Irene Kent

[*Sandra*]

Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Pte Phyllis Irene Kent -  Auxiliary Territorial Service - Redg No :- W 271469 - died 3/8/1944 - Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital - buried St Matthias Churchyard -  Hanford.

Wife of Norman Thomas Kent. Daughter of William and Florence Penlington nee Lycett.

The private memorial marking the grave of Pte Kent no longer provides adequate commemoration.  The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark the grave.

FIND A GRAVE

St. Matthias Churchyard
Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire.
PLOT West of church.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170506864/phyllis-irene-kent

If you are related or know of someone who is, CWGC would like to hear from you.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Marriage - Phyllis I Penlington
Registration Date   Apr 1941 May 1941 Jun 1941
Registration district   Stoke Staffordshire
Spouse    Norman T Kent
Volume Number   6b  Page number   411

Probate - Phyllis Irene Kent Death Date   3 Aug 1944  - lived Stoke-Upon-Trent
Probate Date   16 Oct 1946  to Norman Thomas Kent (joiner)
Probate Registry London.

message sent to ancestry tree owner but over a year since they were logged on 

Sandra

Added another message sent to someone who was logged in today - fingers crossed.

[CaroleW]

Born 1918 Wolstanton mmn  Lycett

Parents William & Florence E married 1917 but Phyllis seems to be their only child.  Think Florence was b 1892 Wolstanton & died 1964 Stoke

No children born to the 1941 marriage

[*Sandra*]

Yes, thank you Carole - perhaps looking remote to find a blood relative on this one.

Very sad death, unrelated to her service 

Evening Sentinel
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Fri, 11 Aug 1944
Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-sentinel/142515650/

Western Morning News
Plymouth, Devon
Fri, 11 Aug 1944
Page 2

https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-morning-news/142515968/

Western Morning News
Plymouth, Devon,
Mon, 6 Nov 1944
Page 3

https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-morning-news/142516359/

Killer gets life.

Daily News
New York, New York 
Wed, 20 Dec 1944
Page 412

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/142516567/

Sandra

[CaroleW]

That is very sad indeed.  Looks like husband Norman remarried 1948. 

There is a Lycett tree on Ancestry so perhaps the owner can help

[*Sandra*]

Mother passed -    Florence E Penlington - 1892 - 1964  (aged 72 years)
Registration Quarter   Oct-Nov-Dect   Stoke on Trent
Inferred County   Staffordshire
Volume   9b Page   571

William Penlington - Death Date   1925 Staffordshire is not correct. He appears on the 1939 register.
Born 1886 - over written 1896 ?

Sandra

[CaroleW]

I looked at that 1925 death as it's shown on the tree but he was born 1856 which would mean he was 36yrs older than Florence

[*Sandra*]

I looked at that 1925 death as it's shown on the tree but he was born 1856 which would mean he was 36yrs older than Florence

That info is not correct Carole, I added that he was on the 1939 register.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Husband claim against his in-laws, William and Florence, re clothing of his deceased wife

Evening Sentinel
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Wed, 15 Jan 1947
Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-sentinel/142520774/

Sandra