St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial
KITT, James Martin
Please note that the name inscribed on St. Stephens by Saltash war
memorial is KITT James M however all military & census records
researched list him as Martin James KITT. He may well have been using
the name Martin to save confusion with his father James KITT.
James Martin KITT was the son of James & Harriet Kate KITT. He was born
at St. Stephens by Saltash in 1898, his birth being registered as James
Martin KITT in the December Q of that year (St. Germans registration
district).
1901 census aged 2, listed as Martin KITT, living with parents &
siblings at Cumble Tor, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall.
1911 census aged 12, listed as Martin KITT, living with parents &
siblings at Cumble Tor, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall
WW1 Army Record
Name: KITT Martin James
Regiment: Royal Sussex Regiment
Battalion etc: 13th Battalion
Rank: Private
Service number: 17098
Enlisted: Not Known
Date Died: 26th February 1918 –Age 19
How Died: Killed in action
Theatre of War: British Expeditionary Force
Cemetery: Villers Hill British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France.
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