This postcard recently appeared on Ebay, and so I had to purchase it.
Darenth Council School Roll of Honour 1914-1918
I would be interested to know if this plaque still exists, or like so many of these, has disappeared over time.
The men listed:
Private Bertram Edgar Arney, No.2298. 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, died 1st May 1915, Gallipoli
Private Samuel Arney, No.2304, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, died 25th April 1915, Gallipoli
Bertram and Samuel were brothers, both born in Wiltshire, and they were living at Gills in the 1901 census, where their father was working as an agricultural labourer. By 1911 both brothers had enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Private Victor Alfred Brett, No.19936, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), “D” Coy. 10th Bn , died 27th April 1918, Flanders. Son of Frederick Richard and Bridget Brett, of 16 E.C. Cottages, Bean, Stone, Dartford.
Gunner F. T. Cherry, No.115003, Royal Field Artillery, 524th Howitzer Bt, died 10th February 1917, Iraq
James Collins
Albert Elliott
Cyril Fry
Private Percy George Fry, No, 53051, Manchester Regiment 11th Bn, 19th May 1918, Pas de Calais, Son of Samson and Helen Fry, of 3, Whitbreads’ Cottages, Lanes End, nr. Dartford, Kent.
Brothers Cyril and Percy were born in Darenth, and their father was a head laundryman.
Joshua Glover
Rifleman Robert Julian Ludlow, No. S/25861, Rifle Brigade 12th Bn, died 30th January 1917, Belgium. Son of Mark and Fannny Ludlow, of High St., Bean; husband of Edith Pankhurst (formerly Ludlow), of Melbourne Cottage, Bean, Dartford, Kent.
William F Sanders
Gunner Edward Sawkins, No. 38042, Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Siege Bty, died 17th January 1917, and buried at Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery. Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Sawkins, of Church Hill Cottage, Darenth, Dartford, Kent
Private Lewis Stoneham, No. CH/11705, Royal Marine Light Infantry, (RMR/B/868). H.M.S. “Hogue”. Died 22nd September 1914
Captain W. Gordon Summers, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Bn, died 28th December 1915 at Flanders. Son of Mrs. E. Summers, of Green Street Green, Dartford, Kent.
James West
Harry White
Gunner Albert Ledger, No. 180103, Royal Field Artillery 161st Bde, died 8th March 1921, and is buried in St Margaret’s Churchyard. Son of Mrs. A. Ledger, of 8, Stanley Cottages, Lancs End, Dartford.
Leonard May