William Moses KEDEY

Private William Moses KEDEY No.A/11017 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Son of Heman and Annie Campbell, Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario.
Died of his wounds at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary 03 September 1916 aged 27
At rest at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby.

Some notes from her service records
Joined up 17 March 1915, occupation, student
12 July 1916 admitted into 8th Canadian Field Ambulance with gunshot wound to his head and right hand.
17 July 1916 transferred to 10th Casuality Clearing Station.
18 July 1916 admitted into 35th General Hospital, Calais, France.
15 August 1916 invalided to England on Hospital Ship, Newhaven.
and was admitted the same day into the Royal Infirmary, Derbyshire.
03 September 1916 died of his wounds.

Derby Daily Telegraph - Friday 08 September 1916

During the last two years Derby has on more than one occasion witnessed the funeral with military honours of gallant men who have met their death the service of their country. Peculiar interest, however, attached to the interment at the Nottingham Road Cemetery this (Thursday) afternoon of a young Canadian soldier, Private Wm. Moses Kedey, who died on Sunday at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary from bullet wounds the head sustained in France. So far as is known, the young soldier—he was only 25 years age—had friends in England, and practically nothing was known him beyond the fact that his mother had entertained an idea coming to England see him, though even now it is uncertain whether she has or has not left her Canadian home order to carry out that very natural wish. The spectacle of this gallant Canadian dying strange land, practically unknown, and in one sense the word, without friends, appealed to the tenderest emotions of the people of Derby, and as the funeral wended its way through the streets of the town large numbers of citizens gathered en route, many them making attempt to conceal the depth of their feelings. The funeral arrangements, which were superintended by Mr John Twells left the premises of the Derby and District. Funeral Company, on Normanton Road at one o'clock, the coffin, draped with the Union Jack, being placed in a hearse drawn by four horses. The procession was of an impressive character, and included a firing party of Sherwood Foresters from the Barracks and the Depot Band. This was practically the first public parade of band, the ranks which are now filled by boys. They were under the conductorship of Bandmaster Dewsall, who has supervised their training. The manner in which they rendered the Dead March and Chopin's Funeral March as they passed to the cemetery reflected credit alike on themselves and those who trained them. A deputation wounded soldiers from the Infirmary also found a place in the procession, these including: Lance Corporal Noble, 27th Australian Imperial Force; Private Clark, 54th Australian Imperial Foree 1; Private Pell, 28th Australian Imperial Force: Sapper Russell, Australian Engineers; Driver Bevan, Royal Field Artillery, Private Brown, 13th Durham Light Infantry: Lance-corporal Sweet. Gloucestershire Regiment; Private Gilmour. Royal Irish Fusiliers: Private Gee. Northamptonshire Regiment: Private Booth. Royal Scots: Private Tanner, Australian Imperial Force: Private Nield. Australian Imperial Force. The Derbyshire Imperial Veterans sent a contingent, composed Petty Officer Rouse, Royal Navy; Sergt. Wood, 4th Dragoon Guards; Corporal Dunnicliff, 1st Northamptonshire Regiment; and Gunner E. Middleton, Royal Field Artillery.
There were also attendance Cadet Bromley, A. Basford. Miss Sutcliffe (matron), and Miss Vulliemoz (sister the ward which the deceased soldier lay). As the procession passed the Town Hall members the Borough Police Force, drawned on that side of the Market-place, saluted the remains as the hearse passed on its way to the cemetery. A very large number people had assembled cemetery and the burial service, which was very impressively read the Rev. C. W. Crump, minister of London Road Church, was followed with deep sympathy. After the remains had been finally committed to the earth volley was fired over the grave and the sounded the Last Post. The coffin, which was elm, bore Masonic emblems and the following inscription; " Wm. Moses Kedey, at rest September 3rd, 1916, aged 25 years."
The wish, of the people Derby that the gallant Canadian should not be laid to rest without such tokens of sympathy it was possible for them offer was abundantly manifested the representative character of the floral offerings. Private Kedey was Freemason, and certificate found amongst, his belongings after death commended him on behalf of his Lodge—Tinnisskaming- 462. New Liskeard, Ontarion - to the tender care of any Freemason into whose hands he might fall if killed or wounded. The fact was brought to the notice of the Provincial Grand Master of Derbyshire, who, our readers are aware, shortly to leave England to take over duties Governor-General of Canada. His Grace instructed the Provincial Grand Secretary to lay on the coffin a wreath bearing the following inscription: —"With deepest sympathy. last tribute to a gallant soldier and Freemason from the Duke of Devonshire. Provincial Grand Master, and the Brethren the Provincial Lodge Derbyshire. From his wounded comrades Ward .4. Derbyshire Royal Infirmary”