Clarke, Charles
Charles Clarke, son of Mr & Mrs C Clarke of 94 Tweedy Road, Bromley was a signalman in the Royal Navy. He was reported as 'lost at sea' in the local newspaper in mid-December 1914, when an explosion on board…
Ludlow, Albert
Sergeant Albert Ludlow was one of three brothers, and had lived at The Cottage, Cowper Road in Bromley Common. He was a member of the Territorial Force, 3/5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, He had joined from the Reserve and…
Squelch, Henry E.A.
Sergeant Henry E A Squelch D.C.M. served with the Wireless Section, Royal Engineers, and was the only son of Mr and Mrs Henry Squelch of Crown Lane, Bromley Common, formerly of Keston. He was on the postal staff at Chislehurst.…
Smith, A. E.
Sergeant A E Smith was the son of Mr & Mrs H G Smith of West Wickham, and had two brothers also on military services; Lance-Corporal C Smith & Private T Smith. Sergeant Smith was a member of the Royal…
Potter, John
Second-Lieutenant John Potter, D.S.O., was born about 1895, son of the late Mr William Manuel Potter and Mary Ann Potter, of “Clynder”, Gravel Road, Bromley Common. He was educated at Clifton College and on the outbreak of war joined the…
Bray, William
William Bray was an old boy of Ragland Road Boy’s School in Bromley. He was the eldest son of Mr & Mrs George Bray of Nelson Road, Bromley, and a member of one of the ‘Soldier families’. He was part…
Anderson, Claudius C. G.
Prisoner of War - SECOND-LIEUTENANT C.C.G. ANDERSON, R.A. Mr and Mrs Anderson of Springfield, Derry Downs, St Mary Cray, have been informed that their son, Second-Lieutenant Claudius C. G. (“Grigor”) Anderson, aged 23, who was reported missing in France, is…
Thorpe-Woods, Terence
Prisoner of War - Second Lieutenant Terence Thorpe-Woods, son of Mr H. Thorpe-Woods of Quantocks, Willow Grove, Chislehurst, who has been missing in France since May 21, has now been officially reported as a prisoner of war in Germany. He…
Palin, Lance Corp. E. A.
Prisoner of War Mrs G. L. Palin, 61 Newbury Road, Bromley, has received news from her husband, Lance Corporal E. A. Palin, who was reported missing on May 22, that he is a prisoner of war in Germany. Joining the…
Besley, Private Edward F.
Prisoner of War This week Mrs E. F. Belsey of Bromley has heard from her husband, Private Edward F. Belsey, R.A.M.C., that he is a prisoner of war. Previously he had been reported as missing from June 10. The son…