H. Granger Service no. 684457 Private, London Regiment, 2nd/22nd Battalion Formerly 700253, 23rd London Regiment Died age 30 on 10 October 1918 Born in Lambeth; enlisted at St John’s Hill; lived in Lambeth CWGC: “Son of Ann Granger of 8 Ashburton Villas, Fruen Road, Feltham, Middx. Native of South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Kantara War […]
Robert Grainger
R. GraingerPrivate, East Surrey Regiment, 1st Bn. Service no. 201552.Died on 18 July 1917, aged 31Remembered at Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Brother of John Albert Grainger Chris Burge writes: Robert Grainger, the first child of Robert Grainger and Amelia Sarah Lea, was born on 17 March 1866 and baptised four days later at […]
John Albert Grainger
J. A. Grainger Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 6th Bn. Service no. G/14181Died on 12 July 1917, aged 26Remembered at Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais France Brother of Robert Grainger Chris Burge writes: John Albert Grainger was born in 1891 and baptised in Kennington on 25 January, the fourth child of Robert and […]
Walter Joseph Gooding
W. J. Gooding Service no. 31983 Private, Welsh Regiment, 19th (Pioneer) Battalion Killed in action age 19 on 25 February 1917 CWGC: “Brother of Harry I. Gooding, of “Clevedon,” Papworth Everard, Cambridge.” Remembered at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Arthur Laurence Gooding
A. L. Gooding Information from Soldiers Died in the Great War and Ireland’s Memorial Records, 1914-1918 Service no. 42122 Formerly 34611, K.R.R.C. Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles Killed in action 7 June 1917
Jesse William Goff
Killed in action on 1 July 1916 (the first day of the battle of the Somme), aged 19
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 […]
Ernest Girdlestone
E. Girdlestone Service no. 16374 Private, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 6th Battalion Killed in action age 38 on 17 September 1916 Enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Brixton CWGC: “Son of the late Owen William and Clara Morten Girdlestone, brother of Mrs. L. Boughey, of 283 Rosendale Road, Herne Hill, London.” Remembered at London Cemetery […]
Frederick Gillard
F. GillardSecond Lieutenant, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 9th BattalionDied age 20 on 24 August 1918CWGC: “Only son of Frederick and Harriet Eliza Gillard, of 25 Studley Road, Clapham, London.”Remembered Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census The Gillard family lived at 48 Akerman Road where they occupied 5 rooms. Frederick Gillard, 41, 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 […]