The Parish Church of Riverhead with Dunton Green, Kent; now part of the West Sevenoaks Team Ministry

Bridget Aurea Teresa Lambarde

Bridget was a casualty of the Great War and as such she rests in a wargrave with Private Memorial in the churchyard. She was born in Ireland of an Irish mother (Florence) and the elder daughter of Major William Gore Lambarde. She had served with the Kent Reserve T.A.Voluntary Aid Detachment. She died from pneumonia whilst serving at the Royal Naval Hospital, Portland in Dorset. The death record is incorrect in that it shows her name as Auren, instead of Aurea. (Weymouth Mar Qtr 1919, 5a, 543). Her official rank was Nurse, V.A.D., Secondary Regiment: British Red Cross Society. She was 29 years old. In 1901, the family were living in Riverhead-Major Lambarde was a native of Sevenoaks, and young Bridget had a governess, a German subject - her name seems to have been 'Maddy Krugger'.

Inscription:
In loving memory of Bridget Aurea Teresa Lambarde, elder daughter of William Gore and Florence Lambarde of Bradbourne Hall, Riverhead, who died March 5th A.D. 1919 aged 29 years.

Location in Churchyard:  Designated as 'B2' on the Grave Locator Plan, the grave can be found just to the right at the bottom of the slope from the upper to the lower Church car park.

Arthur Robert Shingleton

Driver, 1624. 3rd Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. While stationed at Dunton Green, died 12 February 1916; met with a fatal accident at Otford whilst trying to stop a runaway horse. Born, enlisted and resided Dover, Kent. Stepson of Elizabeth E. Shingleton. Buried Riverhead, Sevenoaks, (St. Mary) Churchyard, Kent. Grave Ref: I29. South part of Cemetery. Commemorated on the Dover, Kent civic war memorial. 

Location in Churchyard:  Designated as 'I29' on the Grave Locator Plan, the grave can be found about half way along the 4th row of graves on the right hand side after ascending to the top of the main flight of steps from the main road; the rows of graves run parallel to the western boundary that backs onto the rear of the Village Hall.

Webb Family

This is not a designated war grave, but is the grave of an entire civilian family of four, killed in their own home (44 Wickenden Road) by a V2 rocket at 04:50 on 3 March 1945. A total of 9 people were killed and 13 injured.  The Webb family comprised: father and mother, Leonard (27) and Gladys (26), and their two children, David (2) and Eidre (5m).  It is believed to have been one of the last V2 incidents of the war.

Location in Churchyard:  Designated as 'B4' on the Grave Locator Plan, the grave can be found just to the right, in a second row, at the bottom of the slope from the upper to the lower Church car park.