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Surname: KIRKBRIDE
Forename(s): Bernard
Place of Birth: Burton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire
Service No: 167703
Rank: Sapper
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Engineers
Battalion / Unit: 204th (Empire) Field Coy
Division: 35th Division
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1918-04-10
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: G. 29.
CWGC Cemetery: HEDAUVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BURTON-IN-LONSDALE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Bernard Kirkbride was the son of John and Elizabeth Ann Kirkbride, née Nelson. John was born at Burton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire and Elizabeth at Arkholme, Lancashire. Bernard was the cousin of Private William Nelson (5343) (q.v.).
1891 Burton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire Census: Low Street - Bernard Kirkbride, aged 3 years, born Burton-in-Lonsdale. [Bernard was living with his grandparents, John and Elizabeth Nelson. Bernard's parents, John and Elizabeth, were also living in Low Street, with John's mother, Esther Kirkbride, widow.]
1901 Burton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire Census: Low Street - Bernard Kirkbride, aged 13 years, born Burton-in-Lonsdale. [Bernard and his widowed mother were living with her mother, Elizabeth Nelson, widow.]
1911 Burton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire Census: Low Street - Bernard Kirkbride, aged 23 years, born Burton, son of Elizabeth Ann Kirkbride, widow.
Bernard was married to Helen Crockett in 1916.
The British Army Service Record for Bernard Kirkbride exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Spr Bernard Kirkbridge [sic], 167703, Royal Engineers.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Sapper Bernard KIRKBRIDE
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Engineers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 35th Division
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