Alfred Haffenden was the son of George Haffenden, of Eastbourne, and husband to E. A. Haffenden, of 10 Albert Road, Bromley with which he had one son (born 1904). Haffenden had left the Army, but had rejoined on 7th September…
Signaller Peter R. Marchant joined the engineering section of the G.P.O. and served at various exchanges in the South-East Section. He was a member of the Royal Corps of Signals and was in charge of a switchboard at headquarters in…
The death of Sidney Thomas Miller was reported in the Bromley & District Times newspaper, though limited information was given on the regiment he served with. A search of the Commonwealth War Commission website brings up a Private S T…
Pilot Officer Roy Achille Marchand was born on the 24th August 1918 - the only son of Mr & Mrs Rene A. Marchand of Hayes Road, Bromley. He was a member of the 73 Squadron of the Royal Air Force,…
Leslie Lock was the youngest of three brothers from Bromley serving in the H.M. Forces. Leslie was aged 22 years who this report was published. Prior to joining the Dorset Regiment, he had been employed by different firms in the Bromley…
Harry William Mummery was born in Ashford, Kent in c.1887, the son of Harry and Ellen Mummery. He enlisted on 10th December, 1915 at Maidstone whist he was living at Star Road, Ashford. He married Frances Charlotte Grigsby on the…
The son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Mockridge of Shortlands, Gunner Robert Edward Mockridge married Grace Kezia Mockridge of Waldo Road, Bromley and was listed as a milkman on the 1911 census. They had a son called Robert in c.…
John George Crisp was one of five sons of Mr and Mrs S. J. Crisp, of 12 Godwin Road Bromley, three of whom were serving in his Majesty’s Forces. John was a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He is…
Private Charles Frederick Crisp was one of the five sons of Mr and Mrs S. J. Crisp, of 12 Godwin Road Bromley, and one of three sons serving in his Majesty’s Forces. After leaving school in Bromley, he joined the…
Second-Lieutenant John B. Bassett of the Royal Artillery, was reported as a Prisoner of War in the Bromley & District Times newspaper on 6th September 1940. His parents, Mr and Mrs W.R. Bassett of 144 Murray Avenue, Bromley, received a…
