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Family: John MENDAY / Henrietta Grace (“Hetty”) BARNES (F4425)
m. 18 Oct 1916-
Father | Male
John MENDAY
Born Abt May 1888 Marylebone, London, England 
Died 29 Sep 1918 France Buried Villers Hill, British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, Nord, France Married 18 Oct 1916 Register Office, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England Father Mother
Mother | Female
Henrietta Grace (“Hetty”) BARNES
Born 29 Mar 1893 Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England Died 28 May 1959 43, Briar Road, Borden, Kent, England Buried Other Spouse William George KEEL | F10098 Married Dec Q 1924 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Father Mother
Child 1 | Male
+ William John BARNES
Born 9 Mar 1914 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Eileen Dorothy HUSBAND | F10103 Married Dec Q 1936 Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England
Child 2 | Male
John BARNES
Born 1 Jan 1916 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 3 | Male
+ Frederick John MENDAY
Born 12 Apr 1918 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Died 22 Jul 2000 Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England Buried Spouse Beatrice Florence Ray GOATHAM | F3577 Married Jun Q 1938 Register Office, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
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Notes Married:
- GRO ref: Menday, John to Barnes, Hetty q4 1916 Milton RD 2a 2227
Actual date and place from her husband's service record
Hetty named the 3 sons shown as sons of John Mendy when she completed a form in his service record after John's death, and they had previously been entered in his military history sheet. Unfortunately notes in a couple of columns adjacent to the information is unreadable (in the image, and I doubt access to the original would be permitted).
However, I am dubious about this.
In particular, William was born 9 Mar 1914, but I suspect John and Hetty only met after the 5th and 6th battalions set their base at Sheerness later in 1914.
Also, John would appear to have been in India in 1913 and not around to have fathered William.
John does seems to have been 'home' (in the UK) between 16 Oct 1914 and 23 Jun 1915 and so could have been the father of John. While John's military history sheet gives the impression he was in Frances from 21 Oct 1916 to 5 March 1918, his casualty form shows he joined the base depot on 29 Apr 1917. However, he rejoined the battalion on 31 May, a little early to have been Frederick's biological father, although with John and Hetty now married John would have been Frederick's lawful father.
- GRO ref: Menday, John to Barnes, Hetty q4 1916 Milton RD 2a 2227