H. J. DightonService no. 8159Private, Lincolnshire Regiment, 2nd/5th BattalionDied aged about 22 on 29 April 1918Son of Clara Dighton, of 68 Crimsworth Road, South Lambeth, London.Remembered at Arneke British Cemetery, Nord, France Information from the 1911 census Henry (or Harry) Dighton was 15 and working as a grocer’s assistant in 1911. He lived with his […]
Frederick John Dicker
F. J. Dicker Service no. 295165 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st/4th Battalion Killed in action 19 August 1917 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Frederick John Dicker, 31, was living in 4 rooms at 8 Beech Street, Dorset Road with his wife, Susan Dicker, 30. He […]
Reginald Percy Dickason
R. P. Dickason Second Lieutenant, Middlesex Regiment, 6th Battalion attd. 1st Battalion Died age 20 on 14 February 1917 Son of Harold Burfield Dickason, of 155 Clapham Road, London. Remembered at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France British Army WWI Officers Service Records 1914-1920 Reginald Percy Dickason was educated at King’s College School and Pitman’s Metropolitan […]
Jules Benjamin Alfred Desaleux
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 […]
Geoffrey William John Dee
G.W.J. DeePrivate, 24th (County of London) Bn (The Queen’s)Service no. Regiment 720356Died on 15 February 1920, aged 23, after discharge Chris Burge writes: Geoffrey Dee was born on 26 November 1896 in Woolwich, southeast London, the first child of John Edwin and Emma Churchill (née Loftin) Dee, who had married earlier in the year. Geoffrey […]
Giles Vellacott Daunt
One of two brothers remembered on the Memorial. Killed in action in Mesopotamia on 9 April 1916, aged 19.
Conrad O’Neill Daunt
Died age 27 on 29 September 1918 at the Somme. Had returned from Canada to fight.