Brindley V G 2nd Lt Royal Air Force

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Brindley V G 2nd Lt Royal Air Force

BRINDLEY, VICTOR GEORGE, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, elder s. of George Joseph Brindley, of Spring Vokolakte, Kopjes, Orange Free State, South Africa, Farmer, by his wife, Minnie Elizabeth; and gdson. of the late Walter Brindley, of Woollaston, near Stafford, England; b. Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 5 Feb. 1890; edue. Mill Mead, Shrewsbury, and Oundle School; on the completion of his education he returned to South Africa, and took up farming with his father; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joining the forces under General Botha, fought in the South African campaign; joined the 3rd South African Infantry on 12 Aug. 1915; served first in Egypt, from 25 Dec. 1915, to May, 1916, and subsequently with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1916, to 27 July, 1917, taking part in the Battle of Delville Wood 18 Aug. 1916, Vimy Ridge, and in many other engagements, transferring to the Royal Flying Corps 29 July, 1917; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in Nov. 1917; gained his Wings, and returned to France on 14 July following, and was killed in aerial action on 30 Aug. 1918. Buried at Amiens. He was a keen sportsman, excelling in games and a good runner; he was also a very fine marksman, and at the Bardon tests he did excellently, particularly in the long distance tests; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brindle W Cpl 45355 Machine Gun Corps

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BRINDLE, WILLIAM, (‘orpl., No. 45355. Machine Gun Corps, 2nd s. of the late Robert Brindle, by his wife. Emma, dau. of William Chadwick; b. Chorley, co. Lancaster, 3 Jan. 1891: edue. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School there; was a Mill Overlooker: enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps 29 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died at No. 22 General Hospital. Etaples, 1 Dec. 1918, of broncho-pneumonia, contracted while on active service. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. He m. at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Chorley, 20 May. 1916, Ethel Maud (101, Seymour Street. Chorley), dan, of Wilfred Rateliffe: s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

 

Briggs T 2nd Lt MC 5th West Riding Regiment

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Briggs T 2nd Lt MC 5th West Riding Regiment

BRIGGS, THOMAS, M.C., 2nd Lieut., 5th (Territorial) Battn. The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regt.), s. of the late George Briggs, by his wife, Jane, dau. of J. Knowles; b. Darwen, co. Lancaster, 14 Nov. 1889; educ. Bolton Road Congregational School there was a Weaver; joined the East Lancashire Regt. 3 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Sept. returned home to train for a commission in 1917; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 6th Lancashire Fusiliers in April, 1918: joined his battalion in France in the following July; transferred to the 5th West Riding Regt., and was killed in action near Solesines 18 Oct. of the same year. Buried in Quivy Communal Cemetery Extension, east of Cambrai. His Commanding Officer wrote: “Your husband was a very excellent officer, and held in very high regard by the officers and men in the battalion. We feel to have lost a very real friend, and a splendid officer. In our last battle he greatly distinguished himself as a fearless and bold leader, and you must be comforted by the fact that he died fighting for all that he held best.” He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in the field before Cambrai 28 Sept. 1918. He m. at St. John’s, Darwen, 7 Aug. 1912, Mary Eleanor (25, Elswick Street, Darwen), dau. of William Clayton; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Briggs H PO HMS Black Prince Royal Navy

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BRIGGS, HARRY, Petty Officer, H.M.S. Black Prince, elder s. of the mate Regtl.-Quartermaster-Sergt. John Briggs (q.v.), by his wife, Margaret (20, Hunter’s Avenue, Ayr), dau. of Capt. John Murdoch; b. in 1891; educ. Ayr; entered the Navy, and served in H.M.S. St. Vincent, H.M.S. Illustrious, H.M.S. Prince of Wales, and had just left H.M.S. Bulwark before she was blown up, and was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland 31 May, 1916, while serving on H.M.S. Black Prince.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bridle P Pte 265518 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

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BRIDLE, PERCY WILLIAM, Private, No. 265518, 2nd Battn. The Monmouthshire Regt. (T.F.), s. of the late William Bridle, by his wife, Charlotte (High Street, Winsham, near Chard, co. Somerset), dau. of Daniel Singleton. of Winsham; b. Winsham aforesaid, 3 April, 1891; educ. there was a Gardener: enlisted 15 Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov.; was wounded and taken prisoner at Armentières on 12 April, 1918, and died at Stargard, Germany, 20 May following, from wounds received in action. Buried there unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bridges R J Pte 39633 10th Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment

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BRIDGES, RICHARD JAMES, No. 39633, 10th (Service) Battn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.), s. of Thomas Bridges; b. Notting Hill, London, W.; educ. there; enlisted in March, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, and was killed in action in Aug. following; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bridger W Pte 202915 4th Royal Scots Fusiliers

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BRIDGER, WALTER, Private, No. 202915, 4th (Territorial) Battn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers, yst. s. of the late Frank Bridger, by his wife. Ruth (Church Farm, Sutton, co. Surrey); b. Sutton aforesaid, 3 July, 1898 : educ. there; was a Shop Assistant; joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers, 10 July 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from early in Aug., and was killed in action at Péronne Wood 1 Sept. 1918. Buried there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bridger F Sergt 201028 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment

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Bridger F Sergt 201028 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment

BRIDGER, FRANK, Sergt., No. 201028, 2nd Battn. (35th Foot) The Royal Sussex Regt., a. of the late Thomas Henry Bridger, Fisherman, by his wife (-) (33, Gloucester Place, Worthing), dau. of the late William Osborne, of Aylesbury, co. Buckingham; b. Worthing, co. Sussex, 20 Dec. 1885; educ. Christ Church ,Church of England Schools there was a Painter and Decorator: volunteered for active service, and joined the 4th Royal Sussex Regt. 15 June, 1915; served at various places in England as Gym-nastic and Physical Instructor; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 23 July, 1918, being transferred to the 2nd Battn., and died at No. 141 Field Ambulance Hospital 18 Sept. following, of wounds received in action at St. Quentin the previous day. Buried in Estrées British Cemetery, south of Péronne. Letters received by his mother state that he was loved and respected by both officers and men;

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brickell C D Wireless Operator S.S. Polesley (London) Mercantile Marine

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Brickell C D Wireless Operator S.S. Polesley (London) Mercantile Marine

BRICKELL, CECIL DOUGLAS, Senior Wireless Operator, H.M.S. Polesley, Royal Navy, eldest s. of Eli Brickell, of 7, Church Lane, Aldershot, by his wife, Edith (-); b. at Petersfield, co. Hants, 19 Jan. 1901; educ. Eggar’s Grammar School, Alton, and Aldershot Co County Secondary School; joined the Marconi Company in May, 1917, and after gaining his P.M.G. Certificate, served on H.M.S. Polesley 30 Sept. 1917, and was lost at sea when that ship was torpedoed off the coast of Cornwall 20 Sept. 1918; unm.

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Bremner H W B Pte 6547 14th London Regiment

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BREMNER, HUNTLY WILLIAM BRUCE, Private. No. 6547, 14th Batth. (The London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.). s. of William Bremner, by his wife. Diana, dan, of the late Major-General Alexander James Bruce, Madras Staff Corps; and gdson. of the late Lieut. Alexander Robertson Bremner. H.E.L.C.S. and brother to Capt. A. B. Bremner; b. Edinburgh, 21 Sept. 1880, edue. by a private tutor at St. Marychurch, co. Devon; went to Ceylon in Jan. 1902. where he was a Tea Planter; returned to England in Oct. 1915: joined the London Scottish 19 Jan. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from the following June: was reported missing after the fighting on the Somme 1 July, 1916, and was afterwards known to have been killed in action on that date. He was a well-known athlete; Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5