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246104 Pte. John Bancel Brickdale New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Btn. Auckland Regiment (d.4th October 1917) John Brickdale, son of Commander (Royal Navy) Ernest Freke & Charlotte P. Ellen Brickdale, was baptised on 11th February 1894 at St Peters church, Bedford, the family were living at 35 Foster Hill Road, Bedford. At the time the CWGC records are compiled his widowed mother is living at Harding Street, Greytown, Natal, South Africa. He served with the 1st Battalion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionery Force and saw action in Gallipoli. He died on 4th October 1917 in the Ypres Salient and is commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Peters church, Bedford A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1903-10, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**