BRIDGER

Albert Sydney

Private M2/226216, Motor Transport Depot (Grove Park), Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 1st November 1916. Aged 27. Born Warehorne, enlisted Ashford, resident Cantebury. Son of Thomas Charles and Sarah Bridger; husband of Eva Mary Thomas (formerly Bridger), of 29, Artillery Gardens, Canterbury. Buried in GREENWICH CEMETERY, London. Grave reference 3 "C." A. 285.

BRIDGER

Tom

Private T/2714, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 3rd January 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Ashford. Buried in SHFORD CEMETERY, Kent. Grave 7199.

BROWN

Albert Reginald

Private 242641, 6th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 25. Born Kenardington, enlisted Herne Bay and resident Hoath. Son of George and Anne Elizabeth Brown, of Church Rd., Kenardington, Ashford, Kent. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 29 and 30.

JOY

William John

M C G - probably Private 108049, H.Q. Company, 1st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 10th December 1919. Aged 21. Only son of Ernest James and Edith Jane Joy, of Rye, Sussex. Buried north-east of the church in SS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCHYARD, APPLEDORE, Kent.

PEARSON

James Bridgland

Guardsman 25880, 2nd Battalion, Genadier Guards. Killed in action 11th December 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Born Kenardington, enlisted Ashford. Son of Thomas Henry Pearson, of Kenardington Place, Ashford, Kent. Buried in SAILLY-SAILLISEL BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 10.

WILLIS

Francis

Private SD/5926, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 31st July 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Woodchurch, enlisted Tenterden. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 20.

Not on the memorial

WILLIS

John

Private L/10511, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 14th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Kenardington, enlisted and resident Ashford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D.

THEY ARE IN PEACE

1913-1945

WILSON

Peter Thomas

Pilot Officer C R A F - No further information currently

COOMBER

Henry

Private - probably Private 6289218, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 17th June 1940. Aged 21. Son of William Henry and Lucy Coomber, of Woodchurch, Kent. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Colmn 38.