Pruden

188525(c) (RFR/CH/B/2933) Able Seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Arrogant. Accidentally drowned at sea 11-4-18, age 38. Son of John & Ann Bardell, Friday Bridge. Husband of Elizabeth Bardell, Stitch Villa, Fridaybridge Road, Elm. Chatham Memorial, Kent.

Charles

18545 Pte, A Company, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 21-8-15, age 15 (correct). Son of Mr Frederick & Mrs Susan Barker, Fridaybridge Rd, Elm. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium. (see Elm).

Arthur John

TF203919 L/Cpl, C Company, 1/7th Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds 3-5-17, age 29. Formerly G/36517 8th Royal Fusiliers. Son of Henry & Susanah Bates, Friday Bridge. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Percy

40439 Pte, 7th Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8-11-18, age 20. Son of Son of Mr Thomas & Mrs Elizabeth Bates (later Mrs E J Loggins), of Friday Bridge.Dourlers Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

George William

15726 Cpl, 111thCompany, Machine Gun Corps. 30-7-17, age 22. Son of George & Emma Jane Biggs, Needham Hall Cottages, Friday Bridge. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Brother of Charles, below.

Charles

R/1030, Able Seaman, Howe Bn, RNVR, att 1st Royal Marine Btn, RMLI. 24-3-18, age 20. Son of George & Emma Jane Biggs, Needham Cottages, Friday Bridge. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Brother of George, above.

Drafted to Howe Bn. BEF 9/7/17; attached 1st RM Bn. 11/2/18. Missing 24/3/18, assumed KIA. Born Coldham, Cambs. 28/11/1898. A Shepherd. Son of George Biggs, of Needham Hall Farm, Friday Bridge, Wisbech

Edward W

3/9967 Sgt, 9th Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 15/16-9-16, age 37. Son of Frederick & Elizabeth Drew, Elm. Thiepval Memorial, France.

John William

G/21769 Pte, 4th (Horsham) Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 1-8-1918. Born Wimblington, enlisted Wisbech. Lived Malvern House, Friday Bridge.

John Charles

233900 Gnr, C Battery, 250th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 27-5-18. Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.

George William

325475 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 30-3-18, age 23. Son of John W and Lucy Mary Girdlestone, of Friday Bridge. Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Herbert Flatt

123017 L/Bdr, B Battery, 94th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 26-4-18, age 26. Son of Mrs M J Hensby, Friday Bridge. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

David

17030 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1-7-16, age 20. Parents lived Four Gotes. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

John William

R/1097 Able Seaman, Drake Btn, RNVR, 24-12-17, age 33. Son of Mrs Mary Ann Jackson, Friday Bridge. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Joined Drake Bn. BEF 5/10/17. KIA 24/12/17. Born Gosberton, Lincs. 27/4/1884. A Farm Labourer. Home twon Wisbech.

Charles William

38971 Private, D Company 15 Platoon, 2/5th East Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action on 31st March 1918. Formerly 301951 Army Service Corps forage dept. Lived Rookery Farm, Friday Bridge. Born Elm, enlisted Reading, Berkshire, resident of Wisbech. Grandson of Mrs Sarah Loughton. Listed Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

James W M

G/11912 Pte, 10th (Battersea) Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 3-10-16. Son of James & Agnes Macrow. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Richard

17155 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2-6-16. Second son of Mr W Oldfield. Becourt Military Cemetery, France.

Clement/Charles? William

17028 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1-7-16, age 18. Son of Clemence & Alice Louisa Pettingale. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Brother of below.

Ernest A

58241 Pte, 6th Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 22-8-18, age 18. Son of Clemence & Alice L Pettingale. Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Brother of above.

Harold

17029 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1-7-16, age 24. Parents lived Witham on the Hill, Bourne. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Joseph

2669 Pte, ACompany, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 9-5-15, age 30. Smallholder in Friday Bridge for 15 years. Son of Thomas & Rebecca Ransome, Linden End, Haddenham. Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.

Matthew

C/7095 Rfn, 18th (Arts & Crafts) King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 15-6-17, age 30. Son of James & Kezia Thompson, of Cottons Common, Friday Bridge. Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.

Walter Montagu

Sidney

17027 L/Cpl, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 24-10-17 (wounded 23-10-17), age 22. Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of S & M F Wright. Born Friday Bridge.

Walter William

7734 Pte, 2nd Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 14-4-15 (Mesopotamia).

1939-45

Charles Stanley

Cpl, 14371107, 969 (IWT) Coy, Royal Engineers. 7-11-45, age 35. Son of Charles & Ellen Beart; husband of Ivy Elizabeth Beart, of Elm. Rangoon Memorial, Myanmur.

John William

L/Cpl, 14264500, Royal Engineers. 18-4-46, age 22. Son of Mr & Mrs William Alfred Benton, of Friday Bridge. Elm Cemetery, Cambs.

Walter Hugh

Pte, 14855127, Royal Norfolk Regiment. 5-2-45, age 19. Son of Wilfred Ewart & Alice Crane, of Friday Bridge. Elm Cemetery, Cambs.

Leslie William

Gnr, 11415652, 4/2 Maritime Rgt, Royal Artillery. 26-11-42, age 22. Son of Robert & Charlotte Newton, of Friday Bridge. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.

Gordon

possibly Pte, 5825423, 4th Suffolk Regiment. 5-2-42, age 29. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

Arthur George

Guardsman, 261683, 3rd Grenadier Guards. 5-2-43, age 25. Son of John & Amy Jane Tuffs; husband of Lucy Doris Marjorie Tuffs, of Friday Bridge. Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.

Leslie Cyril George

Aircraftman 1st Class, 12120904, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2-3-44, age 25. Son of George William & Daisy Maud Wadlow; husband of Kathleen Joyce Wadlow, of Leverington Common. Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

Stanley Ambrose