H. G. Hayes Service no. 3/26023 Private, Durham Light Infantry, 10th Battalion, formerly 14284, Dragoon Guards Born in Westminster; enlisted in London; lived in South Lambeth Killed in action age 21 on 23 September 1915 CWGC: “Son of Charles Edward and Florence Eleanor Hayes, of Westminster, London.” Remembered at Popinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium Information […]
Frederick Charles Hart
F. C. Hart Service no. 54 Corporal, London Regiment, 1st/23rd Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Clapham Junction; lived in Clapham Killed in action 26 May 1915 Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
George Hansford
G. Hansford Service no. 2917 Rifleman, London Regiment (The Rangers), 12th Battalion Enlisted in London; lived in South Lambeth Died of wounds age 25 on 28 April 1915 CWGC: “Son of Henry and Rosina Hansford, of 2, Stamford Buildings, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France Information from the 1911 census In […]
Harry Frank Handel
H. F. HandelService no. 16005Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 20th Reserve Bty.Died age 34 on 9 March 1915Handel died at home on 9 March 1915 from pneumonia, mitral disease (disease of the heart valves) and heart failure.CWGC: “Husband of A. H. Handel, of 2 Arlington Mansions, 18A Morat Street, Brixton, London. Served in the South African […]
Alfred Bernard Gude
A. B. Gude Service no. 1556 Private, London Regiment, 24th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Kennington; lived in Stockwell Died aged about 19 on 16 June 1915 Remembered at Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery, London SW16 Information from the censuses In 1911 the Gude family lived at 26 Willington Road, Stockwell, where they occupied 4 rooms.Thomas […]
Alfred Grout
A. C. Grout Service no. 13775 Private, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 8th Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell Killed in action age 20 on 25 September 1915 CWGC: “Son of Mrs C. S. Grout, of 6 Garden Row, Stockwell, London, and the late George Grout.” Remembered at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France […]
Thomas William Gray
T.W. GrayLance Corporal, London Regiment, 1st/24th Bn Service no. 1909 Died 22 April 1915, aged about 23Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Thomas William Gray was born in 1892 in Plumstead, southeast London, the second child of Walter and Helen Elizabeth Gray. As a child, Thomas lived in Hare Street, within sight […]
Philip Thomas Wilson Grant
Killed in action, age 18, on 15 October 1915
George Harry Glover
G. H. Glover Service no. 11773 Private, Border Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died of wounds age 20 on 31 March 1915 Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell CWGC: “Son of George Harry and Mary Jane Glover, of Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France At six foot two, George Harry Glover was […]
William Henry Murray Giles
W. H. M. GilesService no. G/4952Private, Royal Fusiliers, 2nd BattalionDied on 9 May 1915Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in StockwellRemembered at Helles Memorial, Turkey William Henry Murray Giles was born in Lambeth on 28 January 1885, the son of Walter George Giles, a carman from Godalming, Surrey, and Lillian Jane (née Ford) from […]