W.C. RayPrivate, East Surrey Regiment, 8th Bn. Service no. 39290. Killed in action on 23 October 1918, aged 23. Remembered at Forest Communal Cemetery, Nord, France In 1911 William Charles Ray lived with his parents, William, a 37-year-old carman, and 32-year-old Louisa Esther (née Rainbow), and four siblings at 10 Broomgrove Road, Stockwell Green, where […]
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Leonard Eldridge
E. Eldridge Service no. 304022Rifleman, London Regiment, 1/5th Batallion (London Rifle Brigade)Killed in action on 9 October 1916, aged about 19Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France In 1911, Leonard Eldridge worked as a messenger for the General Post Office. He lived with his parents and five of his eight siblings at 14 Aldebert Terrace, South […]
John Frederick King
J. F. King Service no. 231178Private, London Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Royal Fusiliers) Died 21 March 1918, aged 39Remembered at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension, Aisne, France John Frederick King, a carman, joined the Army twice. First he volunteered for the Army Service Corps (Horse Transport) on 5 January 1915. His medical description paints a picture […]
William Edward Humphreys
W. E. Humphreys Private, Middlesex Regiment, 1st Battalion, Service no. 10514 Died 21 October 1914 Remembered at Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France
Heaton Clark Howard
Heaton Clark Howard, who sat on the Stockwell Memorial committee, lived at 27 Stockwell Road. was appointed an Honorary Associate of the Order on 31 July 1906, as an Honorary Surgeon. This was not actually a grade in the Order of St John and did not confer membership but was a favoured and usual way […]
2018 Service of Remembrance at Stockwell
A service of remembrance will take place at Stockwell War Memorial at 11am on Sunday 11 November 2018. Rev Erica Wooff of St Michael’s Church will lead the service, which will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony. The service and wreath laying will take approximately 40 minutes. There will also be a short service […]
George Frederick Warwick
George Frederick WarwickCorporal, Service No. 30468, formerly 77895 (Royal Engineers)Killed in action on 5 October 1917, aged 231st Bn., Royal Warwickshire RegimentRemembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium A substantial number of men from the Stockwell area were not listed on the Memorial. The Stockwell War Memorial committee invited families to submit names. Some may […]
Stockwell War Memorial: Listed Building status
Listed Building status Designed by Frank T Dear in 1920, unveiled 3rd May 1922 by Princess Alice Countess of Athlone. Neo Grecian style. Tower on plinth 45 feet high of portland stone, and altered towards base. Front has relief figure of Remembrance, in Greek mourning dress with inscription “To the Stockwell men who served in […]
Frank T. Dear and Benjamin Clemens
Frank T. Dear A virtually unknown local architect, Frank T. Dear, won the competition for Stockwell War Memorial. The design was selected by the Royal Academy War Memorials Committee and, according to the report in The Builder (26 March 1920, p 356), was the clear favourite. The Builder also approved the design, commenting that the […]
