A. Penn Service no 44243 Serjeant, Royal Engineers, 74th Field Coy. Born in Clapham; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Killed in action on 19 March 1917, aged 23 CWGC: “Son of John T. D. and Victoria Penn, of 73 Union Rd., Clapham, London.” Remembered Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, France De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918 […]
George Albert Pelling
G. A. Pelling Service no. C/3505 Rifleman (served as batman), King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 17th Battalion Born in Wandsworth, enlisted in London Died 1920, aged 26 (not listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database) Medals Silver war badge no. 169847 (War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. Silver War Badge. RG […]
Horace Thomas Pelling
H. T. Pelling Service no. CH1/8111 Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. “Bulwark.” Died on 26 November 1914, aged 18 Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial Information from Royal Naval Division Horace Pelling was born on 9 December 1895 in Clapham. He enlisted on 3 July 1913, embarked on H.M.S. “Bulwark” on 22 October 1914, but, […]
William Reginald Guy Pearson
Died in a flying accident on 20 June 1918, aged 21
George Pearcey
G. Pearcey Service no. 202274 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st Battalion Enlisted at Handel Street Died on 19 January 1919 (theatre of war is given as “home”), aged 34 CWGC: “Son of Mrs Ada Pearcey, of 104 Stockwell Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 Information from the 1911 census […]
Percy William Pearce
P. W. Pearce Service no. 1432 Lance Corporal, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 11th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Clapham Died of wounds on 17 July 1916, aged 20 CWGC: “Son of George Thomas and Marian Pearce, of 45 Tradescant Road, South Lambeth Road, London.” Remembered at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, […]
Edwin Robert Gilbert Peacock
E. R. G. Peacock Service no. 3261 Serjeant, Machine Gun Corps, 17th Battalion, formerly 18320 Royal Fusiliers Born at Southend, Essex; enlisted at Clapham Died of wounds on 3 September 1918, at about age 27 CWGC: “Son of E. M. Peacock, 38 Gaskill Street, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Varennes Military Cemetery, France Information from the […]
Frederick John Payne
F. J. PayneService no. 11440Private, Dorsetshire Regiment, 6th BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted at Clifton Street, Surrey; lived in South LambethKilled in action 4 July 1916, aged about 27Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Frederick John Payne was born on 13 November 1888, the son of Samuel Payne, a general labourer from Stogumber, Somerset and Sarah […]
Fred Cecil Payne
F. C. Payne Service no. 42266 Private, Manchester Regiment, 18th Battalion Born in Westminster; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 13 June 1917, aged about 39 Remembered at Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium Information from the 1911 census Fred Cecil Payne, 33 in 1911, was a restaurant waiter. He lived with […]
John Walter Patrick
J. W. Patrick Service no. 18989 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 12th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Battersea; lived in Clapham Killed in action on 4 September 1916, aged 23 CWGC: “Son of William and Mary Jane Patrick, of 11, Union Street, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the 1911 census John […]