S. James Service no. 14197 Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Battalion Born in Stockwell; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds on 10 August 1918, aged 18 Remembered at Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 When Samuel James joined the Army he gave his next […]
John S. Hymes
J. S. HymesService no. 394311Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), 1st/9th BattalionEnlisted in London; lived in BrixtonDied of wounds on 29 May 1917Remembered at Etaples Military Cemetery, France In 1911 John Simpson Hymes, 29, lived at 16 Westgate Road, Dartford. He was a sales manager, born in Liverpool. His wife, Ruby Clara Hymes, 24, was […]
H. Hunter
There are two tentative identifications for H. Hunter – Harry Hunter and Hugh Hunter, who is named on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA. Research on this is ongoing. H. Hunter(Harry Hunter)Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying CorpsDied of wounds age 30 on 5 November 1917CWGC: “Son of Robert and […]
F. W. Hopkins
F. W. Hopkins Service no. 55321 Private, Welsh Regiment, 2nd Battalion Formerly 31166, the King’s Own Shropshire Light Infantry Died of wounds 22 September 1918, aged about 36 Buried at Brie Cemetery, Somme, France (grave I C 9) Remembered at Stockwell War Memorial and on a wooden memorial plaque at Westminster Abbey, London, where he […]
Alfred Harold Holman
A. H. Holman Service no. 34678 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 182nd Bde. Enlisted in Chelsea; lived in Clapham Died of wounds aged about 23 on 11 May 1916 Remembered at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France Brother of John Orlando Holman, whose CWGC entry states that the family lived at 45 Jeffreys Road, Stockwell. Information from […]
Bertie Hoft
B. C. Hoft Service no. 10050 Private, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Battersea Died of wounds at around age 19 on 7 May 1916 Remembered at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), France Information from the 1911 census Bertie Hoft and his brother Hermann Hoft (who served in the war […]
Alfred Hine
A. Hine Driver, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 280th Bde. Service no. 925397 Died of wounds on 7 September 1917 “Son of Thomas George and Frances Hine, of 24, Union St., Clapham, London.” Brother of William Frederick Hine Remembered at Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, south-east London Information from the 1911 census Alfred and William F. […]
William George Hilton
W. G. Hilton Service no. 688 Private, East Surrey Regiment, 7th Battalion Died of wounds age 21 on 5 October 1915 CWGC: “Son of Sarah Annie Hilton, of 1 Trigon Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Chocques Military Cemetery, France Brother of Frederick Hilton Information from the 1901 census In 1901 William Hilton was 8 and […]
John Thomas Hills
J. T. Hills Rifleman, London Regiment, 1st/17th Battalion Born in Chelsfield, Kent; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds age 38 on 30 November 1917 CWGC: “Son of Tom and Elizabeth Hills, of Well Hill, Chelsfield, Kent; husband of Emma Harriet Hills, of 31 Hargwyne Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Orival Wood Cemetery, […]
Albert Edward Hills
A. E. HillsService no. 62590Private, Royal Fusiliers, 9th BattalionDied 15 June 1917, aged about 21Remembered at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Albert Edward Hills was born in 1896, then the youngest of the six children of parents Eugene Frederick (aka Thomas) and Sarah Hills. Albert was baptised […]