J. B. A. Desaleux Service no. 1250216 Gunner, Canadian Field Artillery, 76th Bty. Reserve Bde. Died age 29 on 25 May 1917 Son of J. B. A. and Edith Desaleux, of London, England; husband of Alice E. Desaleux, of 1399, Winnipeg Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Remembered at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent Brother of Ernest William Desaleux and Frederick […]
Frederick J. Desaleux
Amongst the names on the Stockwell War Memorial are three brothers, Ernest, Frederick and Alfred Desaleux. They all died in 1917 – Frederick in February, Ernest in April and Alfred in May. The brothers joined different brigades, although two, Ernest and Frederick, were riflemen. Alfred may have moved to Canada before the war: he joined […]
Ernest William Desaleux
Amongst the names on the Stockwell War Memorial are three brothers, Ernest, Frederick and Alfred Desaleux. They all died in 1917 – Frederick in February, Ernest in April and Alfred in May. The brothers joined different brigades, although two, Ernest and Frederick, were riflemen. Alfred may have moved to Canada before the war: he joined […]
John James Derry
J. J. Derry Service no. 41051 Private, Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion Killed in action age 26 on 9 April 1917 Son of Lionel and Sarah Derry, of London; husband of M. L. Eaton (formerly Derry), of 5 Irving Grove, Stockwell, London. Remembered Fampoux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Information from the 1901 census In […]
Christopher Dartnell
Killed in action at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium on 16 October 1917, age 21
Harry Cutmore
H. CutmoreService no. 720754Lance Corporal, London Regiment, 24th BattalionDied age 36 on 2 January 1917Son of Anne Cutmore, of 13, St. Martin’s Road, Stockwell, London, and the late William Cutmore.Remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium and on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA Information from the 1911 […]
Arthur Stephen Crumpler
A. S. Crumpler Service no. SS/112057 Leading Stoker, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Cornwallis Died on 9 January 1917, aged 22 Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent Crumpler was one of 15 men who died when the Cornwallis was torpedoed by the German U-boat (U-32) off Malta. He had previously survived the sinking of the Cressy, which […]
William Alfred Crowther
W. A. Crowther Service no. K/27519 Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy, HMS Vanguard. Died age 19 on 9 July 1917 Son of Mrs. M. Flowerdew (formerly Crowther), of 16 Birds Hill, Railway Side, Letchworth, Herts. Native of Clapham, London. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial The Vanguard exploded on 9 July 1917. You can read about […]
Herbert Howard Crocker
H. H. CrockerService no. 203662Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st BattalionKilled in action age 29 on 7 April 1917Son of Horace Howard Crocker, of 52 Hoppers Road, Palmer’s Green, London; husband of Edith Maud Crocker, of 13 Tregothnan Road, Clapham, London.Remembered at Arras Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census Herbert Howard Crocker, 23 in […]
George David Cranham
G. D. Cranham Service no. 11179 Private, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 7th Battalion Killed in action age 24 on 17 August 1917 Husband of Ellen Kate Trumper (formerly Cranham), of 6 Horace Street, South Lambeth, London. Remembered at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium