People Featured in the Newspaper
Newspaper are a fountain of information, especially for family researchers. Local newspapers often printed stories of serving families, details of weddings, notices of those missing in action, as well as obituaries of those who sadly lost their lives.
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Bertram Edgar Spark
Bertram Edgar Spark Bertram Edgar Spark served as a rifleman with the 1st Battalion of the Queen’s Westminster regiment. He…
Sergeant Thomas Beattie
Thomas Beattie Sergeant Thomas Beattie served with the RAF voluntary reserve as an observer during world War 2. He was…
Private Ernest John Accleton
Ernest John Accleton Private E.J. Accelton, 1957, of the 1/4th Royal West Kent Regiment, has been killed in the Persian…
Molly Sherwell
Molly Sherwell Private Molly Sherwell served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. She died on the 28th…
Gunner F. Bateman
Gunner F. Bateman Gunner F. Bateman, of Weston Rove in Bromley, served with the 126th Battery of the Royal Field…
Sidney V. Langton
Sidney V. Langton Sidney V. Bateman was a despatch rider for the Royal Field Artillery during World War 1. He…
E.A. Bateman
Private E. A. Bateman Private E.A. Bateman enlisted on the 1st of August 1914 and served with the 9th Battalion…
G.H. Obee
G. H. Obee Private G.H. Obee served with the 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders during World War 1. He died on…
B.G. Clarke
B.G. Clarke Gunner Benjamin George Clarke served with the Royal Artillery in the 36 Searchlight Regiment during World War II…
Francis Perl Mears
Francis Perl Mears Captain Francis Perl Mears served with the Royal Army Service Coprs during World War 1 in France…
George Reginald Pierce
George Reginald Pierce George Reginald Pierce was Second Engineer on the merchant vessel SS Oriole, a steamer ship. On Friday…
Charles Edward Kennard
Charles Edward Kennard Lance Corporal Charles Edward Kennard, was the only son of Richard and Eleanor Kennard of 34 Whitehorse…
Jack Townley Dunmore
Jack Townley Dunmore Flight Sergeant Jack Townley Dunmore served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was the son…
Frederick Charles Salmon
Frederick Charles Salmon Second Lieutenant Frederick Charles Salmon was the son of George and Annie Martha Salmon, of 38 Sainsbury…
Gilbert Frank Coffin
Gilbert Frank Coffin Gilbert Coffin was a 1st Air Mechanic with the Royal Air Force, and served during World War…
James Urquhart
James Urquhart Corporal James Urquhart, the husband of Hettie Urquhart of Chislehurst, served with the Royal Air Force during World…
Frank Leonard Rollison
Frank Leonard Rollison Frank Leonard Rollison of Albany Road, Chislehurst was the son of Mrs RE Rollison and the youngest…
Albert Victor Waldock
Arthur Victor Waldock Private Arthur Victor Waldock served with the 2nd London Regiment during World War 1. He had only…
Leading-Stoker Charles William Venters
Leading-Stoker Charles WIlliam Venters Lost at Sea Charles William Venters was the son of William G.T. and Rose Venters of…
Sergeant C. Allington
Sergeant C. Allington Sergeant C. Allington, of North Road, Bromley (Kent), joined Regular Army in 1914 and went out with…
Leading-stoker Ernest Bourne
Leading-Stoker Ernest Bourne Ernest Bourne of Canon Road, Bromley (Kent) spent 8 and a half years with navy on HMS…
Captain Gilbert W Murlis Green
Captain Gilbert Ware Murlis Green Highly decorated Officer Captain Gilbert W. Murlis Green was the son of Mr & Mrs…
William Bernard Bingham
William Bernard Bingham Killed whilst on service William Bernard Bingham was born at West Stoke and was the son of…
Second-Lieu F. G. W. Marchant
Second Lieutenant Francis George Wake Merchant Killed in Action Second Lieutenant Francis George Wake Marchant served with the 3rd Squadron…
Staff-Sergeant J.W. Filby
Staff-Sergeant J.W. Filby News has been received that Staff-Sergeant J. W. Filby, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. Filby…
Basham Brothers Missing, 1942
Basham Brothers Missing in Action It must have been bad enough having one son go missing in action, but it…
Mr David Waite in Singapore
Missing in Singapore David Stanley Waite was the son of Harold & Margaret Waite of 22 Woodlands Way, West Wickham. …
Ronald Frederick Leonard Tong
Pilot Officer Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross Pilot Officer R.F.L. Tong Among a number of awards approved by the King…
Thomas Holloway
Sergeant Thomas Holloway Chislehurst Sergeant’s Letter Sergeant Thomas Holloway, R.A.F., of 11 Church row, Chislehurst, who has been a prisoner…
Prisoners of Singapore (WW2)
Singapore Prisoners of War During World War II, following the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese military held…
Albert Bailey
Some time since we reported that no news had been received since Christmas, 1914, of Lance-Corporal Albert Bailey, son of…
Arthur James Smith
Presumed Killed Lieutenant A.J. Smith In June 1940, Mrs Smith, 58 Freeland Road, Bromley, received news that her husband, Lieutenant…
Stephen J. Masters
Missing Lieutenant S.J. Masters, Chislehurst Mr and Mrs C. Masters, of Ridgemount, Leesons, Chislehurst, have been informed by the War…
Bert Whitehead
Prisoner of War Private Bert Whitehead Private Bert Whitehead, son of Mr and Mrs J. Whitehead, 13 Holbrook Way, Bromley…
Nurse K.E. Stacey
Nurse from Green Street Green awarded for her services to The Red Cross during World War One The Royal Red…
Driver A.E. Stagg
Prisoner of War at Stalag, Germany Driver A. E. Stagg Mr and Mrs Stagg, of 23 Pope Road, Bromley, have…
Albert Henry Jennings
Leading Stoker A. H. Jennings Leading-Stoker Albert Henry Jennings, aged 22, who is among the missing, is a brother of…
Arthur Bellringer
Corproal Bellringer Councillor’s Son Missing at Singapore Corporal Arthur Bellringer R.A.S.C.. second son of Councillor Mrs Bellringer, of West Wickham…
W. J. Bennett, Acting Leading Seaman
Missing Acting Leading Seaman W. J. Bennett Acting Leading-Seaman W.J. Bennett, who has been posted missing, is the son of…
Wedding: Edgar Hewett and Miss Harrington
The wedding of Lieutenant Edgar Alfred Robert Hewett, only son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hewett, of Woodlands, Swanley, and…
Private AG Sales
Killed in Action Private A.G. Sales, of the 3rd Monmouth, who enlisted on August 30th, 1914, went to the Front…
Private Harry Gordon Symonds
Private Harry Gordon Symonds was a member of the 11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, and died on the 5th March 1916…
Private Herbert Bramwell Rook
Private Rook served with the 6th Royal Went Kent Regiment during the first world war. He was educated in Orpington…
Miss Winifred Tremain
Experiences of a local nurse in France Praise for British coolness and tact Miss Winifred Tremain, eldest daughter of Mr…
Wedding of Mason & Lovely
Mr T.G. Mason and Miss Valerie Lovely Mr Thomas George Mason, only son of Mr and Mrs J.T. Mason, of…
Wedding of Hook & Ryan
Flight-Lieut Hook, RAF and Miss Ryan Flight-Lieutenant Robin Hook, RAF, only son of Mr and Mrs E.M. Hook, of The…
Old Valley Boy Plays for Scottish Command
Mr Jack Lansbury The many friends of Mr Jack Lansbury, whose mother lives at 37 Recreation Road, Shortlands, will be…
Lieutenant Richard Been Stannard
Lieutenant Richard Been Stannard was born at Blyth, Northumberland. His father, Captain George Stannard, was lost with the Mount Oswald…
Gunner Harry Garcia
Old Bromley Scouter Broadcasts An exciting story Harry Garcia, a gunner of a Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson, whose home is…
Wedding of Dr. Doobie & Miss Schooling
Dr David N. Dobbie and Miss H.E.M. Schooling Interest was aroused in Bromley on Saturday by the Wedding at St…
Wedding Anniversary: Gunton
Former Mayor and Mayoress of Bromley Celebrate golden Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mrs C.H. Gunton Honoured residents of Bromley who…
A/F/L Gillian Lorne Campbell
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Acting Flight Lieutenant Gillian Lorne Campbell, R.A.F.V.T. Acting Flight Lieutenant Gillian Lorne Campbell, R.A.F.V.T., 272…
Rector of West Wickham Leaving: 1942
Rev. Charles A. S. Page was the Rector of West Wickham for nearly 12 years, before he moved onto Hawkinge…
Squadron Leader Henry Charles Shaw Page
Henry Charles Shaw Page (known as Harry) was the only son of West Wickham Rector Charles Alexander Shaw Page and…
Prisoners of War: 1942
Prisoners of War Do you know anyone here?These are men of the Royal West Kent Regiment who are prisoners of…
Lieutenant Kenneth J. Amos
Lieut. K.J. Amos Awarded MBE (Military Divsion) Lieutenant (temporary captain) Kenneth John Amos, Royal Corps of Signals, is among those…
The Foxwell Brothers
In this article we focus on the Foxwell family, who resided in the Keston area of Bromley during the second…
Lance Corporal Ernest A. Palin
Family Memories of a war hero After the war Ernest returned to his family and he went to work on…
Mr Victor George Thomas Rickman
For Gallantry: British Empire Medal Mr V.G.T. Rickman His Majesty the King has been graciously please to award the British…
F/O Harold Sydney Mellows
Flying Officer H.S. Mellows West Wickham Rotarians stood in silence at their meeting on Monday in tribute to the memory…
William Page & Margaret Holder: Wedding
The perfect romance It seems this was the perfect romance. In the 1939 Register, William Page, then living at 17…
Flying Officer Albert Cyril Batt
Gallant Conduct Flying Officer A.C. Batt, R.AF.V.R., Commended The gallant conduct of Flying Officer Albert Cyril Batt, R.A.F.A.R., on the…
Amazing Ordeal of Two Local Airmen
Blazing Bomber 12,000 Feet up Fought fire over Germany for three hours THEN 57 HOURS ON SEA WASHED ASHORE IN…
Is Your Boy here? Prisoners of War, 1941
This group photo of soldiers being held in a prisoner of war camp in Germany in 1941, was published in…
Royal West Kent Regiment: Prisoners of War
In a German Prison Camp A group of officers of the Royal West Kent Regiment at Camp Oflag VII., C…
Rifleman Robert Leo Rockall: Wedding
Mr R.L. Rockall and Miss Elsie L. Williams The wedding took place on Saturday at St Mary’s Church, Plaistow, of…
Captain Quentin B. Hurst: Killed in Action
Captain Quentin Hurst, the Rifle Brigade, previously reported as missing, is now known to have been killed in action on…
Collie Knox joins the Star
Collie Knox (1899–1977) was a British author and journalist who was active during World War II. He wrote mostly for…
Acting F/L Hugh William Eliot
For Gallentry Acting Light-Lieutenant H.W. Eliot AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Acting Flight-Lieutenant…
Private Patrick Joseph Reynolds: Death
Private Patrick Reynolds had previously been reported as missing in the Bromley & District Times newspaper on the 19th July…
Harry Charles Shaw Page
Promotion for Rector’s Son Squadron Leader Page Flight Lieutenant Harry Charles Shaw Page, D.F.C., only son of Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs…
Leading Aircraftman Harold Lidster: Wedding
L/A/C Lidster and Miss M. Fitch The wedding took place at St Luke’s Church on Saturday, August 30, of L/A/C…
Flying Officer Ross James
Roll of Honour MISSING. Hero who raided Berlin A fortnight ago we announced that the Distinguished Flying Cross had been…
Mrs Ethel Augusta Pond
Recognition for Bravery Red Cross Distinguished War Service Certificate The many friends of Mrs Ethel A. Pond, MBE, Commandant Kent…
Sergeant Peter David Devereux
Lost at Sea Sergeant P.D. Devereux, R.A.F. Sergeant Peter David Devereux, aged 22, who has been reported “missing” while on…
Gunner Sydney Bax: Wedding
A member of an old Bromley family was married at St John’s, Eden Park, on Saturday, when the bridegroom was…
Squadron-Leader Barrie Heath
Born in Warwickshire in 1916, Squadron Leader Barrie Heath was a son of Mr G.R. Heath. He saw active service…
Dr Kenneth Edwin Tapper
Awarded the George Medal Dr. Kenneth E. Tapper, O.B.E, Medical Officer of Health for Bromley, and head of the A.P.R…
Mooney & Cooney
The Canadian soldiers and airmen were very popular with the girls of the area . I don’t know whether the…
Henry Euler and Miss Jane Bowl
It is such a wonderful moment in family history research when you stumble upon an article, such as a marriage…
Flying Officer Peter E.A. Loat
The Battle of Cape Matapan was a Second War engagement between British Imperial and Axis forces, fought from 27–29 March…
Matron Marion Edith Bolton
Mottingham George Medallist Mrs Marion Edith Bolton, matron of the Sir Robert Jeffery’s Homes, Mottingham, received from the King, as…
Flying Officer Eric Charles Whitehead
Flying Officer Eric Charles Whitehead was the son of William and Selina Whitehead of Bromley, Kent, and the husband of…
Gunner Horace Charles Baldwin
One fears for the prisoners taken by the Japanese. Gunner Baldwin was being held in Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia). Gunner Baldwas…
Mortimer Family
The Mortimer Family Notable Family Record Father and Seven Sons Serving Mrs Mortimer, of 120 Homesdale Road, Bromley, gave to…
The Durling Sisters
It wasn’t only sons who helped fight the war in WW2. Many families with girls were also proud of their…
William Noel Hickmott
Lance Bombardier William Noel Hickmott was the son of Thomas William and Beatrice Hickmott of Bromley. He married Amy Rabbeth…
Lieu. (E.W.) Kevin Walton
Eric William Kevin Walton, known as Kevin Walton, was an officer in the Royal Navy during World War II. Born…
Private E. Brooker
Prisoners of War Private E. Brooker News has been received that Private E. Brooker of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps…
Private John Bertram Ecott
Private John Bertam Ecott was the son of John Roland and Edith Miriam Ecott, of Bromley, Kent. He volunteered in…
Boxalls Family
Notable Golden Wedding Year Mr and Mrs E.J. Boxall of 28 Nichol Lane, Bromley, who were married exactly 50 years…
Leslie Ralph Eden
Leslie Ralph Eden was a sergeant in the 83 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He lived in…
Death of Sub-Lieutenant Stafford-Clark, 1940
Sub Lieutenant (A) John Stafford-Clark was the son of former Mayor of Bromley Francis Stafford-Clark (1929-1930). This notice of his…
Sergeant-Pilot Harold Ian Maxwell
We have with regret to record the death on active service of Sergeant-Pilot Harold Ian Maxwell, R.A.F., youngest son of…
King Commends Hayes Man, 1941
This article, which featured in the Bromley & District Times in late February 1941, actually followed directly on from my…
The Brothers Lee, 1941
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lee. of 98 Bromley Common (Hook Farm) are serving in the forces. Private Cyril…
Gunner Alfred Haffenden
Alfred Haffenden was the son of George Haffenden, of Eastbourne, and husband to Mrs E. A. Haffenden, of 10 Albert…
The Lock Brothers
Here the Bromley & District Times celebrated another band of brothers who served on the Front Line during WW2. Their mother, already…
Flight-Sergeant Charles Sydney
KILLED IN ACTION Flight-Sergeant C. Sydney. St Mary Cray. Flight-Sergeant Charles Sydney, aged 25 years, third son of Mr. and…
The Crisp Brothers
One family from Bromley, Kent saw three of their five sons on active services during World War 2. This short…
Private Albert Boxall
Prisoner of War Mr and Mrs A. Boxall, of 38 Holbrook Way, Bromley, have received recent news from their son…
Pilot Officer R.A. Marchand
The funeral of Pilot Officer Roy Achille Marchand, who was killed in action on September 15th, aged 22, took place…
Mr H.G. Milstead
Whilst working for the Standard Bank in Mombasa, Mr H.G. Milstead became the South Africa correspondent for the Bromley &…
Private Ernest W. Brigden
Private Ernest W. Brigden was serving with the Worcestershire Regiment when he was killed action in November 1914, aged 22. His…
Private Patrick Joseph Reynolds, Bickley
Private Patrick Joseph Reynolds of the Royal West Kent Regiment, was reported as missing in the Bromley & District Times…
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