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Henry James Bembridge

Born: c1883.

Place of Birth: Birmingham.

Died: 25 April 1915, during the 2nd Battle of Ypres (now Ieper, the first character of the name is a capital 'i' ) Belgium as 3342 Private H. Bembridge of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. To view Henry's Army Medal Record Card click here.

Parents: Edward and Ann Bembridge, nee Keegan. Ann Keegan was born in Co. Rosscommon, Ireland.

Marriages: Ellen Dunn, 7th April 1906.

Children: Henry 1906, Ellen 1908, Edith 1913 and Kathleen 1915.

Occupation: 1911 Census, casement brass dresser.

Notes: Henry is one of 54,000 British and Commonwealth service personnel from WW1 with no known grave, listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. His mother Ann came from Ireland.

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