Beer, E. A.
Edward Albert Beer was the elder son of Mr and Mrs E Beer, of 14 Avenue Road, Dover, formerly 80 Biggin Street, and the husband of Mrs Beer from Toowoomba in Australia. He also left a young child. He was serving in the 298th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery, and was 30 when he was killed in action on 22nd September 1917.  He had served since the beginning of the war, and received his commission as second lieutenant while serving in a siege battery in France. The officer commanding his battery wrote, "I very much regret to have to tell you that your son 2nd Lt E A Beer was killed in action on 22nd September. He owed his death to an act of great gallantry and self sacrifice as, when he was at the OP and safely under cover in the dug-out, he went out under heavy shell fire to bring in an infantry officer who was wounded, and whilst outside with the officer, another shell dropped and killed both instantaneously. He was brought down to the Battery position that night, and was buried next morning; the Wesleyan chaplain performing the ceremony. Although he had only been commissioned such a short time he was a most valuable officer and it is a great loss to us; all the officers sympathise most deeply with you in your great loss."

His mother and father, in the announcement of his death, knowing he had tried to save another, quoted "Greater love hath no man than this". Edward is buried in the Voormezelle enclosures, Belgium.

with thanks to Bill Beer

Beer, W. T.
William Thomas Beer, 149905, was in the 1/3 Kent RGA (T), and became a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was born at Ann's Terrace, Poplar (Cubitt Town, Middlesex, according to "Soldiers Died"), and enlisted in Dover. He was first cousin to Edward, above.

He was killed by a shell late on 22nd December 1917, and was buried thenext day at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium 

with thanks to Bill Beer

Beerling, A. L.
Arthur Lewell Beerling, L/8018, was born in Dover and lived and enlisted there. He was a Private in the 1st battalion of The Buffs, and died at the beginning of the war on 18th October 1914. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium.

His mother lived at 5 Princes Street.

Beeston, R. C.
Reginald Clifford Beeston, 125197, was born at Buckland, Dover. He was baptised at St Barnabas, a church destroyed in World War II, on 12 October 1902.

An old boy of the Duke of York's Royal Military School. He enlisted in Warley, Essex. He was just 16 when he died at Shoeburyness Camp two days before the Armistice, on 9th November 1918. Serving as a Trumpeter, he was in A battery in the 13th Fire Command of the Royal Garrison Artillery.

His mother remarried after his father's death, and became Mrs M. Rumens, living at 4 Millais Road, Dover. His father had served in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Reginald now lies in Buckland Cemetery, Dover, grave D2300.  

The headstone gives Reginald's service number and rank, followed by his name, regiment, and date of death. At the bottom is inscribed "Thy Will be Done". 

(Memorial)

Belcher, J.
James Belcher, 66406, rests at the Communal Cemetery Extension, Aix-Noulette, France, in grave 1E. He was 35 when he was killed in action on 10th April 1917, while serving as a Sergeant for C battery in the 107th brigade of the Royal Field Artillery. 

Born at Dover (or Stratford, Essex, according to Soldiers Died) to Fredrick and Harriet Belcher, He lived at Plaistow. In 1905 he married Hilda, nee Pierce, who, in 1924, was living at 1 Edgar Crescent, Buckland, Dover.  He was brother-in-law to Samuel and Alfred Pierce. He was awarded the Military Medal.

Bellfield, W. H. F.
Walter Henry Francis Bellfield, L/7474, was commemorated on the memorial at Christchurch, Folkestone Road, now demolished. Enlisting at Shorncliffe, he served as a Private in the 1st battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kents) and died from gas wounds on 17th August 1915. He was 25. He is buried at Southend-on-Sea (Sutton Road cemetery) in the United Kingdom,  A1169

He was born in Hoxton, Middlesex, and later lived at Dover. His parents were Walter Henry and Minnie Bellfield, from 60 Folkestone Road.

Belsey, A. I.
Alfred Isaac Belsey, S/10443, was born in St Mary's parish, and was working as a news vendor when he enlisted in Dover, aged 17, into the 2nd battalion of the Buffs.  He was serving as a Private and was 19 when he died from malaria in Salonika, on 27 July 1916.  He is buried in Greece, in Lahana Military Cemetery. His headstone (left) bears the words "Never Forgotten"

He was the son of Edward and Sarah Margaret Belsey who at his death lived at 13 Albion Place, Dover with his brother Edward, aged 21. His older brother, William, 27, lived at 83 Rotherham Road, Lowestoft, and his married sister, Helen Caroline Martin, 29, at 19 Hartley Street.

Only 17 when he enlisted, Alfred adapted slowly to his new responsibilities, being disciplined in early 1915 for various offences, including refusing to obey an order, being absent from parade and from his post, and being drunk in Biggin Street in the evening. Nevertheless, his  mother received a letter from Second Lieutenant Hopkins, after his death:- "It is with deep regret that I convey to you the sad news of your son, who passed away peacefully in the service of his King and country on July 27th. He was a very fine soldier and I am sure you will be proud to learn of the deep regret felt by the officers, NCOs, and men of his company."

Private Belsey's grave is the second in the group of five near the cairn step >>>>

pictures with thanks to Charles Fair

Belson, G. L.
George Lewis Belson was an Old Pharosian, and he is commemorated on the memorial window at the Dover Grammar School for Boys. He was born on 13th June 1896 at Gravesend, Kent, and served in the Royal Navy, with the number M3799 on the HMS Fisgard as a Boy Artificer. He had been the only boy of several from the Grammar to pass the exam for eligibility for service on the vessel. 

His parents, who lived at 21 Astley Avenue, received two telegrams. The first stated, "Regret to say your son has met with a very serious accident and is in a critical condition. Will wire again shortly. Chaplain HMS Fisgard" Shortly afterwards another telegram arrived, "Regret to say your son passed away; result of accident" Mr Belson was a Customs House officer, then at Ramsgate, and was informed of the sad loss at his work.

George Belson died on 3rd December 1914, and is buried in Gravesend Cemetery, United Kingdom, 3184  

Berry, W. J.
William James Berry, J/11168, was ashore with the HMS Pembroke, formerly HMS Grampus, as an Able Seaman. He died on 14th February 1916, aged 22, at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. His body was brought from Ireland to Dover. The first part of his burial service was held at Holy Trinity, Dover, and he is buried at St Mary's, Dover, E 1 23.

He was the eldest son of S Berry, who left his mother a widow. She remarried to become Mrs A K Walter, of 31 Limekiln Street (formerly of 20 Limekiln Street), Dover

Betts, J. E. W.
James Edward William Betts, 277057, who was a Petty Officer Stoker in the Royal Navy, serving aboard the HMS "Teviot". He is in the Haslar Royal Naval cemetery, in the United Kingdom, having died when he was 43, on 13th October 1918. He was the son of the late James E and Eliza Betts, and the husband of Gladys Adelaide Betts, of 29 Lawson Road, Southsea, Hampshire.

Bidgood, T. A. T.
Thomas Aylmer Tattnall Bidgood was in the 91st (or 96th?) Heavy Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was a Lieutenant, and was 20 years old. He died of wounds on 28th October 1917, and is buried in Kantara War Memorial cemetery, Egypt, B 182

He was the "dearly beloved and only son" of Major T W Bidgood, from 4 Harold Terrace, Dover. 

Right, plot B at Kantara cemetery.
pictures: Michelle and Andy Cooper

Bingham, S. C.
Stephen Charles Bingham, 57401, formerly 3799 of the Royal West Surrey Regiment, was a Private in the 4th Garrison of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers He was born and enlisted in Dover.

He died on 19th December 1917 and is buried in the Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, France, 1 A 10.

The headstone (left) is at St James, Dover, and reads:

 

In Ever Loving Memory of Hannah Bingham Who fell asleep March 14th 1916 Aged 72 years.	Day By Day We Saw Her Fade And Gently Pass Away We Fondly Wish Within Our Hearts That She Might Longer Stay Gone But Not Forgotten Her End Was Peace
Also of George Henry Bingham Husband of the above Who passed away March 28th 1918 In his 75th year "Thy Will Be Done"	Also of Stephen Charles Bingham Son of the above Who gave his life for King and Country December 19th 1917 Aged 38 years At Rest

photo and transcription with thanks to Joyce Banks

Bish, E. T.
Edward Thomas Bish, L/6774, enlisted in London and was a Company Quartermaster Serjeant from E company of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment. He died from wounds on 19th September 1914, aged 30, after having fought in the battle of Aisne with the BEF.

He was born in Dover, the son of Thomas and Alice Bish, from 34 Nightingale Road, Dover, also 11 Heathfield Avenue, and he left a widow, Lydia N A Bish (nee Goddard), who lived at 137 Hartington Road, Brighton.

He is buried at St Nazaire (Toutes-Aides) in France, reference A 12. .  

with thanks to Mr L Bish

Bishop, F. G.
Frank George Bishop, J/6765, was in the Royal Navy. Serving on the HMS Conquest he was drowned on 18th March 1916 and laid to rest at St Mary's, Shotley. His parents were William James and Florence Bishop, of 6 Durham Place, Dover. 

Bishop, W. T.
A William Thomas Bishop was born in Dover and was aged 3 at the 1901 census. This gives him as the stepson of Archibald McMillan, a Pickford's Railway Carman, aged 23, and his wife Eliza (born Cornwall), living at 3 Paradise Street. There was another son, aged 1, named Thomas A J McMillan.

Black, N. V.
Neville Victor Black, 36679, a Private from the 11th battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment was 21 when he died on 13th October 1918. He died in Russia and is buried at Murmansk

He was born and enlisted in Dover, and was the son of Victor John and Mrs Bertha J Black, nee Craig. Mrs Black lived at 19 Tower Hamlets Road, Dover.

The picture (right) is supplied with the courtesy of Dover Museum. On the back are the words "Victor Black Scouts War Service War Service Runner Buried at Murmansk St Mary's Scouts" It is believed to be Neville Victor Black, as he is buried at Murmansk, and is commemorated on both the St Mary's Parish and St Mary's School memorials. He was born in 1897.

with thanks to Jean Marsh and Mark Frost

Blackett, W. S. B.
William Stewart Burdett Blackett was a Captain in the Leicestershire Yeomanry. The regiment was The Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps). He served in the South African campaign with the Grenadier Guards. He died of wounds when he was 41, on 24/25th November 1914, and is buried at Poperinghe in Belgium.

He was the son of Captain Blacket of the Royal Navy, and the husband of Mrs Blacket Swiny, from Arbigland, Dumfries.  His sister was Miss Catherine S M Blackett, who lived at 84 London Road, Dover (Tunbridge Wells)Miss C Blackett also lived at The Cottage, Park Evenue, Dover.

Blackford, W. J.
William James Blackford was commemorated on the memorial at Christchurch, Folkestone Road, before its demolition. He was an Engineer Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve, serving on the HMS Engadine. He had served in the Royal Navy from 8th August 1915, and at the time of the Armistice he had been posted to the Black Sea. He had continued absence from England until November 1919, when he became seriously ill, believed to be as a result of his war work.

He died at the Chatham Naval Hospital on New Year's Day 1920, when he was 51, from a rupture of an aneurism of his aorta, and was buried with full naval honours at Charlton, Dover, H 20.

His wife. Amy Kendall Blackford lived at 97 Folkestone Road, Dover, and his parents, William Farmar and Elizabeth Blackford, also came from Dover. He had five children.

Blanche, W.
William Edward Thomas Blanche, 56687, was born and enlisted in Dover. He was a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, died from wounds received in  action on 25th April 1916, when he was 23. The Chaplain to the Forces, the Rev S. Waldegrave CP said "I thought a great deal of him and he was very helpful to me in many ways. He was an earnest Christian in a devout manly way, and a devout communicant. He was beloved by us all, and the loss to the battery and the church of God is great."

The Battery Quarter Master Sergeant wrote on 5th May 1916 saying he was "one of the most respected men in the Battery, was well liked by all ranks, a real good soldier, and his loss will be keenly felt by all his comrades."

The letter, pictured left, continues by saying that "His grave is marked by a cross, and an everlasting wreath has been added, with a card bearing a suitable inscription. that is all we could do on earth for him, and may God be pleased to receive his soul, is the earnest prayer of yours very sincerely, A E Thorlby(?)" William is buried at Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, France, 56687

The pictures below are of William's parents, in 1934, of his sister Gladys, in 1914, and of his brother, Cyril, who served in the Motor Transport. The fourth person is believed to be Bob, possibly of the Royal Flying Corps.

The family lived at 32 Noah's Ark Road during the war, and later their parents, William and Maria, lived at 32 Greenlands Terrace, Dover.

April 1917

In loving memory of our dear son ... 'Tis hard to part with those we love, Though parting hours will come, Then let us hope to meet above, In that eternal home. From his loving Mum and Dad, Sister and Brother

with thanks to Mr Blanche

Bland, J. H.
Joseph Henry Bland, G/9033, had been working as a labourer when he enlisted, aged 19, in Dover the 6th battalion of The Buffs, on 11 December 1915. Born in Cork, he lived at 1 St James Passage with his mother Elizabeth, a widow, and his brother Edward, 22 in 1916, and his sister Kathleen, 25.  

Before going overseas, he was confined to barracks several times, for various offences including inattention in the ranks and being late on parade. Once on the Front he fell sick with tonsillitis, being admitted to hospital on 11 May 1916 for six days. Three months later, on 1 September 1916, he was seriously wounded by gunshot in his right thigh and shoulder, sent to the ambulance train on 3 September, and transferred back to England. He underwent an amputation of his leg, but his wounds became septic, and he died, aged 20, on 30th September at 1.30 in the afternoon, at the Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

His body was brought home, and he is buried at St James, DV12. His effects were also returned: a bag, a belt, some correspondence, and four shillings and ninepence one farthing.

Blatchford, J. W.
John William Blatchford, 56192, enlisted at Herne Bay, and was a Private from the Royal East Kent Volunteer Reserves Machine Gun Corp, serving with the 74th battalion of the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). He was formerly 2170 in the RE Kent Mounted Rifles. On 22nd September 1915, less than a month before the war ended, he was killed in action at the age of 25. He is buried at Ronsoy Communal Cemetery.

Commemorated on the Unitarian Church memorial, he was the son of James and Ann Eliza Blatchford of 7 Maison Dieu Place, High Street, Dover.

Blaxland, T.
Thomas Blaxland was born in Dover at 45 High Street. He lived with his wife, Mary Louise Blaxland, at 19 Barton Road. He was a Cinque Ports Pilot, who died on 28th February 1916.

The Dover Express reported that Thomas Blaxland boarded a Trinity House steamer at Dover for the Downs. There he had joined a further steamer, the SS "Thornaby", to pilot her as far as Great Yarmouth. She was carrying a load of iron ore from Marbella to Hartlepool. At noon on Monday 28th February, the "Thornaby" was seen by the pilot of a nearby Norwegian steamer suddenly to disappear. She was two miles north east of the Shipwash Light Vessel, near Harwich. 19 crew were lost.

A body, with injuries to the head, was found in the water. The Dover Telegraph stated that the crew of a passing steamer had lifted the body into a lifeboat, but the lifeboat  had then broken loose. The crew had hailed the Southwold lifeboat, "Alfred Godly", and it had towed the steamer lifeboat with the body on board into Lowestoft.

"Many evidences of deep sympathy" were expressed at Thomas Blaxland's funeral on 4th March, the Dover Standard noted.  The cortege started from his home, and he was buried at Charlton cemetery, QM 9. He is commemorated on the Cinque Ports Pilots memorial, unveiled in June 1949 at St Mary's church, and on the Tower Hill memorial in London. 

When the Dover Town Memorial was unveiled in 1924, Mrs Blaxland gave her address as 113 Buckland Avenue.

The inscription on the gravestone reads:

In Loving Memory of My Dear Husband
Thomas Blaxland
Aged 37 Years
Who Was Called Suddenly Away
On February 28th 1916
At Sea By An Act Of War
Gone From His Dear Ones But Never Forgotten

with thanks to Brian Cuff
with thanks to Joyce Banks
Note: Mr Blaxland's grave has been damaged over the years. His brother Edgar, also a Trinity House pilot, is buried close by. The monument on his grave is a post with a chain and anchor.

Bligh, W. V.
Walter Victor Bligh, K/3614, was a 1st class Stoker in the Royal Navy. He had been employed at the Packet Yard before entering the Navy. With the Navy he had had ten years service, and was with HMS "Wellington" when he died on 24th February 1919 at the Immingham Naval Hospital. He was suffering from pneumonia following influenza, and had just returned from a short leave to see his brother, SM F Bligh of the RFA, when he became ill.

He is buried at St Mary's, Dover in the United Kingdom.  His funeral was conducted with full Naval honours, the coffin being borne on a gun carriage and covered with the Union Flag. At the end of the service the Last Post was sounded.

This was the second death  in the family in fewer than four months, as his stepbrother, Lewis Holyman, also died from pneumonia following influenza, on 2nd November 1918.

Blogg, J.
James Blogg, G/24678, is buried at the Stump Road Cemetery in Grandcourt, France. He was just 19 when he was killed on 18th November 1916. He enlisted at St Pancras, Middlesex, had been serving as a Private with the 7th battalion of The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. He was formerly 5662, the East Kent Regiemnt.

He was the son of James and Rhoda Martha Blogg, and he lived in Dover.

Blundell, C.
Charles P. Blundell, 16936, died of wounds on 8th November 1915, when he was 28. He was a Second Corporal in the 54th Field Company of the Royal Engineers. He now lies in the Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.

His parents lived in Dover, and he was born and enlisted in Dover.  He was named after his father. His mother's name was Susannah.

At the bottom of the stone are the words:

Grant him, Oh Lord, Eternal Rest
and the Shining
(Spritual?)

 (other words obscured)

A headstone in Charlton cemetery (right) reads:

In Loving Memory
Charles Blundell
----- 4th Jane 1898 aged 45 years.
2 children of the above who died in infancy.
Charles Percival 3rd son of the above who
died from wounds at Le Havre aged 28 years.
Grant them O Lord eternal rest and the shining of light perpetual.
Also Susannah wife of the above died 25th March 1911 aged 90.

(transcribed by Joyce Banks)

Blythe, H. E.
Horace Edward (Eldred?) Blythe, TF/6487, lived and enlisted in Dover. He was a Private of the 1/7th Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). He died in France on 6/7th October 1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in France.

His next of kin was G. C. Blythe, who lived at the Old Cottage, St Radigund's Abbey.  

Blythe, R.
Reginald Blythe, L/16100, was a Private in the 4th battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), having enlisted in Hounslow. He was killed in action in France on 14th September 1914, and is commemorated on La Ferte Sous Jouarre memorial, France.

He was born at Victoria, Buckland, on 12th October 1898, and his father was Archibald James Blythe, who in 1924 was living at 8 Tynemouth Street, Fulham, London, with Reginald's mother, A Blythe. William Blythe, below, was related, and may have been his brother..

Blythe, W.
William Blythe, 13353, was a Serjeant who was awarded the Military Medal. In the 8th battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), having enlisted in London, he was killed in action on the Somme at the age of 27 on 7 July 1916. His name is engraved on the Thiepval memorial, France

He came from Dover, having been born at Erith Street, Buckland, and had been stationed there. He left a widow, Susan, who lived at 2 Ethelbert Road, Tower Hamlets, Dover.

Boakes, T. J.
Thomas J. Boakes, G/14032, was a Private in the 6th battalion of The Buffs. He was a general dealer, living at 43 Kitchener Road, cared for by Mrs E M Spiers, a housekeeper.  He was born and enlisted in Dover, and was in the 24th Training Reserve Battalion. He may have had a late night on 17 April 1917, as the next morning, at the 8am parade, he was confined to his billet at Watford for being unshaven and having a dirty rifle.

He was killed in action on 3rd October 1917, aged 39, and now lies at Monchy-Le-Preux in France, I N 22. His parents had predeceased him, but he left brothers Ben, of 1 Tower Hamlets Road, William, David, and a sister Ellen.

*Borrow, A.
Probably Arthur Borrow, G/414, a Lance Corporal in the Royal Sussex Regiment. He served in the 7th battalion. He died on 24th December 1915, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

He was born in St John's, Yorks, and enlisted in Hastings.

Bourne, B. J.
Bertie James Bourne, 102253, was a Gunner in the 168th Siege Battery in the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was killed by a shell which exploded over his battery on 31st October 1917. His Major said of him, "He was one of the best gunners in the Battery, and a thorough good soldier, always cheerful in the worst circumstances".

Born at Littlebourne by Canterbury, and enlisting in Dover, he was 25 when he died. He is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, I I 63.

His wife and three children lived at 8 River Street, River. His mother also lived at River in Dover, United Kingdom.

Bowlt, B
Bartholomew Bowlt is commemorated in the East London Cemetery, Plaistow, United Kingdom (screen wall 28056). He was a Fireman in the Mercantile Marine Reserve, with the HMS Stephen Furness, and died from accidental injuries at the age of 27 on 3rd September 1915. He was born in Dover, and was the son of William and Olive Bowlt, of 12 Victoria Street, Dover. His brother was also a casualty, and is named below.

Their sister, Isabel Maria Knox of 12 Victoria Street, asked that they should be commemorated.

Bowlt, F. W.
Frederick William Bowlt, J/29331, was one of the Dovorians killed in action during the famed Zeebrugge Raid, when British vessels attempted to protect shipping by blocking the outlet  for German submarines at Zeebrugge. He was aboard the HMS Vindictive, which suffered severe shelling even before reaching the mole (harbour wall), and of which the landing parties were forced to advance under heavy German bombardment. He was 19 when he died on 23rd April 1918.

Like Bartholomew above he was the son of William and Olive Bowlt, who were then living at 17 Union Row, Dover. He now lies at St James, in Dover, with many of his comrades.  Dover commemorates the anniversary of the action every year on St George's Day when the Mayor rings the bell from the mole at Zeebrugge, now hanging outside the town hall, and then attends a service held at the gravesides at St James' cemetery where he now rests.

The Zeebrugge graves in the distance at St James

Bowman, A. M.
Arthur Morris Bowman, 41286, was a Private from the 3rd battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment. He was reported as wounded on 22nd March, and then listed as missing and presumed killed on (20)30th March 1918. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France, pier and face 5a and 6c.

He was born and enlisted in Dover, and his mother was Mrs Elizabeth May Bowman, from 6 East Street, Dover. He had brothers and sisters, and was known as "Joey" to the family.   

The headstone is at St James, and reads:

"Until We Meet"

In Loving Memory of a dear husband Arthur Bowman died 3rd January 1938 aged 78 years

And Elizabeth May wife of the above died 5th January 1954 aged 79 years

Also of our dear son Arthur Morris Killed in France 1918 aged 28 years

And our dear son Walter Edward died 4th October 1935 aged 42 years

1925 - In ever loving memory of our dear son ... God knows how much we miss him, And knows the tears we shed. But hush! He softly whispers, "Thy loved one is not dead", But only gone before, To that bright home above, To wait with Christ, our Saviour, For those on earth we loved. From his sorrowing Mum and Dad.

photo and transcription with thanks to Joyce Banks

Boyton, V. H. T.
Victor Henry Thompson Boyton was a Second Lieutenant in the 289th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was 20 when he was killed in action on 31st May 1917, and his buried at Vlamertinghe millitary cemetery in Belgium.

He was the son of Charles Taylor Boyton and Fanny May Boyton, of Bank House, Horsefair, Birmingham.

*Brace, A. W.
Probably Alfred William Brace, 72353, a Private in the 15th battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment). He was formerly 33620 of the RFC.

He lived in Dover at 31 Millais Road, and had been a coach painter before he enlisted in London. He was the husband of Alice Brace, nee Britten, of Huntsville, Church Road, Hadleigh, Southend-on-Sea. They had married on 8 June 1908 at St Neots and had a son, Sidney Victor, born on 3 June 1909.  

He died of wounds caused by a bomb explosion at 1.45 pm on 27th February 1918, at the 36th Divisional Salvage Dump, Kempton. He and several others had been unloading a waggon of Stoke Mortar  bombs when one was dropped. It exploded, killing two outright and injuring six others. Private Brace was amongst the injured, and later died from his wounds.

He is buried at the Duhallow A D S cemetery, Belgium, IV A 5. His effects were sent home; amongst them were letters, photographs, a religious book, a cigarette case, a badge, a knife, and some cards.