Borden’s Church Bell Ringers who died in The Great War.

“The band at your Tower lost

                                              George Mills and Frederick Stains”.

George Daniel Mills

Lance Corporal, 6^th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment

Killed in action in France 3^rd May 1917

Arras Memorial

Frederick John Staines

Lance Corporal, 36^th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

Died of wounds in Belgium 14^th October 1917.

Bard Cottage Cemetery.

Bibliography:

Kent County Association of Change Ringers; The Great War 1914 – 1918 Roll of Honour

Canterbury Cathedral 1923.

Hazel Basford unpublished letter to Mr. R Nunn 22nd January 1997.

Hazel Basford unpublished letter to Mrs. H Harwood 20^th May 1999.