G. E. StarkeyPrivate no. 78033Private, Durham Light Infantry, 15th Battalion, formerly M/301054, R.A.S.C. (M.T.)Born in Clapham; enlisted in Grove Park; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 22 March 1918, aged 19CWGC: “Son of George A. Starkey and Letitia A. Starkey, of 85 St James’s Road, Brixton, London.”Remembered at Pozières Memorial, France British Army WWI Service […]
William George Percy Stanton
W. G. P. StantonService no. 926496Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 290th Bde.Born in Bethnal Green, east London; enlisted in LondonKilled in action on 30 October 1917, aged 19CWGC: “Son of John and Ellen Stanton, of 37 Lansdowne Road, South Lambeth Road, London.”Remembered at St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, Belgium Information from the 1911 census […]
Charles James Stanley
C. J. StanleyService no. 2862Driver, Royal Field Artillery, 2nd/47th Div. Ammunition Col.Died on 14 September 1916, aged about 24Remembered at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France In 1911 Charles James Stanley, a carter for a confessioner, lived in four rooms at 23 Clarence Street, Studley Road, Stockwell with his widowed mother, Henrietta (née Coleman), […]
Walter Samuel Standley
W. S. StandleyService no. 5330Private, London Regiment, 1st/20th BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in South LambethKilled in action on 1 October 1916, aged 35CWGC: “Son of Samuel and Ellen Standley, of 26, Priory Rd., South Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the 1911 census Walter Standley, 28, was a railway […]
John Alfred Stammers
J. A. StammersService no. 41606Driver, Royal Field Artillery, “B” Bty. 155th Bde.Enlisted in Deptford, south-east London; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 4 November 1918, aged about 23Remembered at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France and on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 Few details […]
Alfred Ernest Stainer
A. E. StainerService no. 17371Private, East Surrey Regiment, 9th BattalionLived in Walworth; enlisted in Clapham; lived in ClaphamDied of wounds on 13 August 1916, aged 20CWGC: “Son of Mr and Mrs F. Stainer, of 1 Paradise Road, Clapham, London.”Remembered at Carnoy Military Cemetery, France Alfred Ernest Brooks Stainer (sometimes Stainer-Brooks), born in Walworth, southeast London […]
Frank Spragg
F. Spragg Service no. 551013 Lance Corporal, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), 1st/16th Battalion Enlisted in Westminster; lived in Clapham. Killed in action on 28 March 1918 Remembered at Arras Memorial, France
Isaac Spooner
I. SpoonerService no. 25552Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), 9th Battalion, formerly 015439 R.A.S.C.Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Battersea; lived in WandsworthKilled in action on 1 September 1918, aged 24CWGC: “Son of James and Matilda Spooner.”Remembered at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France In 1911 ironmonger’s assistant Isaac Spooner, 17, lived at 39 Brooklands Road, Stockwell, where […]
Alfred Frank Spice
A.F. SpiceService no. M/1766Cook’s Mate, Royal Navy, HMS Good HopeKilled in action on 1 November 1914 at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile, aged 23Remembered at Portsmouth Naval MemorialSee LondonWarMemorial.co.uk This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Albert Frank Spice was born on 9 March 1891 in Clapham, the third […]
Frederick James Edmund Spencer
F.J. SpencerSecond Lieutenant, Wiltshire Regiment Died of influenza as a prisoner of war on 9 November 1918, aged 23 Remembered at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany Chris Burge writes: Frederick James Edmund Spencer was born on 25 September 1895 in the Manchester area (Date of birth as in CWGC records, alternatively 25 September 1896 as recorded […]