DUDLEY B.
Bert Dudley
Gunner 8106
"B" Bty. 152nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Bert Dudley died on 16th May 1917, aged 21 years, and was buried in the ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
He was baptised as Bertie on 7th December 1896 at Christchurch, Cinderhill, to parents Henry Dudley and Jane Elizabeth (formerly Moorhouse). His parents married at St Peters Church, Mansfield in November 1887, and moved to Cinderhill, Basford after a short time spent in Barnsley. By the time of the 1901 census they were living at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and at the time of Bert's death were living at Leverton's Row, Skegby, Notts.
Henry Dudley was a native of Madeley in Shropshire, while Jane Elizabeth Dudley gave her birthplace as Retford.
Notts Free Press, 1st June 1917
Notts Free Press - In Memoriam - 17th May 1918
Dudley - In ever-loving memory of our dear son and brother, Gunner Bert Dudley, late of Leverton's Row, Skegby, killed in action at Arras, May 16th 1917, aged 22 years. When alone in sorrow bitter tears flow, There stealeth a dream of sweet long ago; Unknown to the world he stands by my side, and whispers "Dear mother, death cannot divide" - Silently mourned by his sorrowing Mother, Father, Brothers and Sister May.
From
‘Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-19 –
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery’
DUDLEY Bert. Born Old Basford, Notts, enlisted Mansfield, Notts).Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery, Gunner, L/8106, Killed in Action, France & Flanders, 16th May 1917.
Research by Heather Faulkes
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