This name is on St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11
(Samuel George Eldridge)
Service no 2440
Bombardier, Royal Field Artillery, "A" Bty. 71st Bde.
Died age 26 on 10 April 1918
Son of Mrs. S. E. Eldridge, of Queen's Arms, Bolton St., Kennington, London.
Remembered at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
Information from the 1901 census
In 1901 Samuel Eldridge, then 9, was living with his parents, George H. Eldridge, 33, a carman for a brewery, born in the City, and Sarah Eldridge, 34, also born in the City. Samuel had a younger sister, Eliza Eldridge, 7, born in Newington, as was Samuel. The family lived at 54 Crampton Street, Newington.