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.…
Reynolds, Patrick Joseph
Private Patrick Joseph Reynolds of the Royal West Kent Regiment, was reported as missing in the Bromley & District Times newspaper on the 19th July 1940. However, he was killed in action 14 months after this initial report. He is…
Eldridge, Harry Robert
Private Harry Robert Eldridge of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, third son of Mr and Mrs E. Eldridge of 23 Albert Road St Mary Cray, was reported as missing in the Bromley & District Times on 19th July 1940. Private…
Boxall, Albert Clarence John
6345533 Private Albert Clarence John Boxall (aged 19) with the Royal West Kent Regiment was posted as missing on May 20th 1940. His parents were anxious for any news and “would be grateful to any of his comrades in the battalion…
Bax, Private George
George Bax was the son of Mr Alfred Bax, of North Road, Bromley. Brother to Gunner Walter Bax He joined up when war broke out and was at Tilbury Fort, an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames, London. He was…
Hamblyn, R.H.
Two mentions for a 'R.H. Hamblyn' show up in the Military Ancestors Database. The first was published in the Bromley & District Times on the 14th August 1914 (page 5), for a R.H. Hamblyn of Bromley in the Territorials. The…
Venters, Private Herbert
Herbert Venters was the son of Mr & Mrs W Venters of Wharton Road, Bromley. He had attended Wharton Road Council School. He was mentioned in the Bromley & District Times on the 25th September 1914 as having joined up in the February and…
Offin, Private Frank
Private Frank Offin was one of 3 brothers who served in the First World War. His father, Mr F Offin, lived in Vale Cottages, Mason’s Hill, Bromley. He was a member of the 6th (Service) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, stationed at Purfleet.
Mussell, Sergeant E.S.
Served in the 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. An Army Reservist who had served in Malta previously. He had married Miss Bessie Hilda Thompson, daughter of Mr H Thompson of Farnborough, 3 years previously, and had 2 sons aged 1…