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BRIDGE
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed David Hughes and Neil Clark
2004
The
village memorial is presently looking rather unloved and is need of
urgent restoration. The Portland stone is covered with algae growth
and the names inscribed on the memorial also need some attention.
This reflects badly on the village - the men deserve better than this.
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Photograph
Copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2004
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The
Great War (1914 -1918).
| ANDERSON,
MC |
Donald
Knox |
Lieutenant
Colone,. Machine Gun Corps (MGC). Formerly (Captain) The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Died 3rd December 1917. Awarded the Military Croos
(M.C.)
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| ANDERSON |
Colin
Knox |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formerly
3rd Battalion. Died 22nd August 1914.
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| BUTLER |
Frank |
Corporal
72588, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (M.G.C). Formerly (1831) Kent
Cyclist Battalion. Died 5th May 1918. Born Newnham, Kent. Enlisted
Canterbury. The village memorial lists Frank as a Private but SDGW
gives him as a Corporal.
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| DUTNALL |
Henry |
Lance
Corporal G/19274, 11th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Formerly (2480) Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (Yeomanry) (REKMR).
Died 26th July 1917. Born Sittingbourne. Enlisted Canterbury.
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| FORD |
Cecil
Stanley |
Private
13676, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 20th October 1914.
Born Bridge, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury.
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| FORD |
Fredeick
James |
Lance
Sergeant G/5774, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died of wounds 21 August 1916. Born Bridge, Canterbury, Kent, resident
Brede, Sussex, enlisted Rye, Kent. Son of William and Jane Ford;
huisband of Edith Linda (nee Mayo) Ford, married 1911. After his
death his wife returned to Shaftesbury and lived at 44 St. James
Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Buried in La Neuville British Communal
Cemetery, Corbie, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 30. Also listed
on the memorial at St. James Church, Shaftesbury and Holy Trinity
Church Memorial Board (now in St. Peters Church, Shaftesbury).
(N.B.
This information was identified by Ian King as a result of his Dorset
War Memorial research.)
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| FOSTER |
A.H |
Private
A.H FOSTER. Canadian Infantry – NO TRACE - There is no record of
this man on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial or Soldiers Died Great
War (with a local connection).
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| HARVEY |
William
Charles |
Private
21379, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 25th September
1915. Born Royston, Hertfordshire. Enlisted Canterbury.
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| JONES |
Frederick
Charles |
Private
G/1377, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 12th
May 1915. Born Bridge. Enlisted Ramsgate. Resided Bridge.
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| MANN |
Arthur
John |
Lance
Corporal 18384, 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 23rd
March 1918. Born Bridge. Enlisted Kingston-Upon-Thames.
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| MANN |
Walter
James |
Private
1150 , 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 15th October
1914. Born Aldborough, Yorkshire. Enlisted Canterbury.
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| PERKINS |
Charles
Edward |
Chief
Petty Officer (CPO) SS.105825(C), HMS “Aboukir”. Royal Navy (RN).
Died 22nd September 1914.
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| PEIRCE |
Charles
Henry |
Lance
Corporal G/5502, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 12th February 1916. Born Bishopsbourne. Enlisted Canterbury.
Resided Bridge.
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The
Second World War (1939 – 1945)
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| FRIEND |
John
Ernest |
Lieutenant
237002, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Died 17th December 1943.
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| WEST |
George
Palmer |
Second
Lieutenant 117320, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 26th May 1941 aged
28 years.
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Last
updated
20 July, 2021
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