George Hubert Kemp

Second Lieutenant George Hubert Kemp was a World War I British flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He served with the Durham Light Infantry, Royal Flying Corps, and Royal Air Force. The observer ace scored his last victory shortly before his death at age twenty in aerial combat over France.

George Hubert Kemp, son of George and Margaret Kemp, was born in 1897 in Harrow, Middlesex, England. He was the second of three sons. In 1901, his family lived in Willesden, Middlesex, England. By 1911, the family resided at 30 Wyndcliff Road in Charlton, London, England. He was educated at the John Roan School in Greenwich. Prior to joining the military, George, Jr. was employed at the Port of London Authority. His father was a metal manufacturer's clerk. In 1918, his brothers William and Leslie were both in military service, one in active service in France, and the other a prisoner of war in Germany.

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