A. Rodgers (on the memorial as Rodgers, in the Commonwealth War Memorial database as Rogers)Private, East Surrey Regiment, 1st Bn. Service no. 11158 Killed in action on 25 September 1916, aged 21Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Chris Burge writes: Alfred Rodgers was born in November 1894 in Pimlico on the north side of the […]
Robert Harry Roberts
R. H. RobertsService no. G/22229Private, Royal Sussex Regiment, 1st/4th BattalionDied on 7 August 1918, aged about 19Remembered at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France, and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London SW9 Information from the 1911 census Robert Harry Roberts was a 12-year-old schoolboy in 1911. He lived at 21 Cottage Grove, Stockwell with his […]
George Rixton
G. RixtonService no. 3483Sapper, Royal Engineers, 2nd/1st Lowland Field Coy.Born in Maiden Newton; enlisted in Victoria Park, east London; lived in Weymouth, DorsetKilled in action on 16 September 1916, aged 32CWGC: “Son of Robert and Annie Rixton, of 14, Victoria Rd., Dorchester.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France Information from the censuses In 1911 George Rixton, then […]
Norman Victor Riva
N.V. RivaService no. 1891Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in LambethKilled in action on 31 March 1915, aged 18CWGC: “Son of Mr E. Riva, of 46 Priory Grove, South Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, France Information from the censuses Norman Riva, 14 in 1911, was […]
Walter Albert Ridout
W. A. RidoutService no. 119029CanadianPrivate, Canadian Corps Cyclist BattalionDied on 16 June 1916, aged 30CWGC: “Son of Mrs A. L. Ridout, of 2 Eythorne Road, Brixton, London, England, and the late Mr W. Y. Ridout. Enlisted Nov.”Remembered at Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, London Streatham-born shoemaker Walter Albert Ridout volunteered early in the war. On 12 […]
Reginald Parnham Ridley
R. P. Ridley Service no. 589 Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), 16th Battalion Killed in action on 23 September 1916, aged 23 Born in Clapham; enlisted at Westminster; lived in Clapham CWGC: “Son of Frederick William Ridley, of 420 Clapham Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longeuval, France, at St John’s Church, […]
Everard Vaughan Ridge
E. V. RidgeLieutenant, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 153rd Coy.Died on 9 April 1917, aged 21CWGC: “Son of the late Edward H. Ridge, of 15, Bedford Row, High Holborn, London.”Remembered at Arras Memorial, France and at St John’s Church, Clapham Road, London SW9 Everard Vaughan Ridge attested for service in the Territorial Force on 13 April […]
Francis Rhodes
F. RhodesService no 37889Serjeant, Royal Army Medical CorpsDied on 2 September 1916, aged 23CWGC: “Husband of Grace Lilian Rhodes, of 80, Crimsworth Rd. Wandsworth Rd., South Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Basra War Cemetery, Iraq Francis Wynne Rhodes, known as Frank, was born in Lambeth on 5 December 1892, the son of Samuel Rhodes and Alice (née […]
Charles Rhodes
C. RhodesPrivate, Worcestershire Regiment, 14th Bn. Service No. 26775Died on 19 September 1918, aged about 28Remembered at Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas de Calais, France Chris Burge writes: Charles Rhodes was born in 1890 and baptised as Charles Ernest at St Peter’s Church, Norbiton in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on 29 October 1890, when his […]
Ernest Reynolds
E. ReynoldsService no. 143376Sapper, Corps of Royal Engineers, 104th Field Coy.Born in Lambeth; enlisted at Croydon; lived in LambethKilled in action on 20 January 1918, aged about 20Remembered at Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, France In 1911 Ernest Reynolds, 13, lived in three rooms at 20 Tradescant Road, South Lambeth. His father, George Reynolds, 49, was a […]