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Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:
Rifleman Arthur Richard Kitchen. Born on the 4^th June 1896 in Paddington, London, the son of Arthur Richard and Eliza Kitchen. His father was a Carman working for various companies including the Great Western Railway and a timber merchant. The 1901 census shows that the family were living at 110 Hall Place, Paddington and on the 1^st June 1901 he was admitted to the Campbell Street School, Maida Vale. In October 1910 he was appointed as an Assistant Postman in west London and the 1911 census shows that the family had moved to 175 Bravington Road, Paddington and his occupation was shown as a Telegraph Messenger. His mother died in early 1915. In July 1916 he was promoted to the grade of Postman in west London. He joined the 2^nd/8^th Battalion of the London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) and had two service numbers, 5131 and 372487. He was Killed in Action on the 30^th October 1917, aged 21 years and is commemorated on Panels 150 to 151 of the Tyne Cot War Memorial, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium. His father received his back pay of £4-8s-0d on the 30^th November 1918 and a War Gratuity of £8 on the 10^th November 1919. He was posthumously awarded The British War Medal, 1914-1918 and The Victory Medal.

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