Dudderidge family history

07/06/2025

All the gun crew died when a shell hit them on the morning of 26th September 1917. 5.30 am Shrewsbury Wood Ypres.

Their headstones lay in a line together in Hooge Crater Cemetery

31/05/2025

Australia has more DUDDERIDGE than any other country.

31/05/2025

This portrait is in the National Gallery in London. You can arrange to view it if desired.

Sir John Doddridge was an English lawyer, appointed Justice of the King's Bench in 1612 and served as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in 1589 and for Horsham in 1604. He was also an antiquarian and writer.

31/05/2025

Interesting reading

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11/11/2024

Remember his ultimate sacrifice. I cannot imagine the pain and loss felt by his wife Mary and their four children. 1917 and the 3rd battle of Ypres saw his death, killed near the Menin Road on September 26th. 27 years later and Bert’s nephew’s ( my Dad ) was standing guard on the Menin Road gate in Ypres. War is a recurring event when leaders and countries no longer respect each other. I hope 11am on 11/11 is a reminder of the sacrifices made by so many. I pray all conflicts end soon. Fighting is not the way to solve problems.

A brave son, a loving husband, a forever missed father. Remembering Herbert Orlando Dudderidge, youngest of 7 siblings, younger brother to my grandfather. Aged 30 when he was killed in the battle of the 3rd Ypres on the Menin Road. Buried next to the rest of his Machine Gun Crew in Google Crater Cemetery. They took a direct hit from a German Shell at 5:30am on the morning of September 26th, 1917, in the vicinity of Shrewsbury Wood. A butcher in civilian life, he left behind four children and his wife Mary in Malpas Road Newport Gwent.

26/10/2024

Beautiful photography

425 likes, 5 comments. “I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of Exeter Cathedral. It’s home to so many treasures, including the tomb of Lady Dorothy Dodderidge, third wife of Sir John Dodderidge, who died in 1614.”

25/05/2024

I say good morning to my boys every morning before I get out of bed.

11/05/2024

Congratulations to Phil Dudderidge for being awarded an OBE for the New Year Honours List 2024, in recognition of his contribution to the professional audio industry.

15/04/2024

Great Fosters looking smart. Wonder what it looked like in 1628?