Dates:
War Service:
Private ALFRED BUDGEN 11th (Lewisham) battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment was killed on 5 October 1916, aged 29.
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
Location of Memorial:
He is remembered on the memorials at Christ Church, Forest Hill and at the Sydenham, Forest Hill & District Tradesmen’s Benefit Society.
Details:
He was the son of Alfred and Mary Budgen of 13, Kemble Road, Forest Hill. His brother Tom, a corporal in the 11th battalion was killed on 1 June 1916.
Source:
Contributed By: Andy Pepper
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