J. TraceService no. 8867Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), 1st/16th BattalionsEnlisted in Westminster; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 21Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the censuses James Trace was an office boy for a firm of solicitors. He shared four rooms at 70b Hackford Road, Stockwell with […]
Harry Albert Nixon
H. A. Nixon Service no. L/12127 Private, Middlesex Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died 1 July 1916, aged around 27 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France Roll of Honour of the Great War 1914-1918 NIXON, H.A., Private, 2nd Middlesex Regiment. He enlisted in 1906, and was drafted to the Western Front shortly after the commencement of hostilities. He […]
Arthur Joseph Mullett
A. J. MullettService no. 130014Pioneer, Royal Engineers, 3rd Battalion Special Brigade; formerly 35044, London RegimentBorn in Lambeth; enlisted at Holborn; lived in LambethDied of wounds on 1 July 1916, aged about 21Remembered at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France Brother of George Thomas Mullett Information from the censuses In 1911 Arthur Joseph Mullett, then a […]
William May
W. MayService no. 16628Private, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn.Died, aged 31, on 16 July 1916Son of Henry and Mary Ann May; husband of Mary Ann May, of 22, Spring Grove, Reading.Remembered at Thiepval and at the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA Initial identification via family member Naomi Moghaddam: William […]
Albert John Laskey
A. J. Laskey Service no. 22997 Lance Corporal, Border Regiment, 1st Battalion; formerly 10696, East Surrey Regiment Born in Lambeth; enlisted at Kingston-on-Thames; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 22 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France In 1911 Albert John David Laskey, 17, was working as an errand boy. He […]
Arthur Alexander Jeffery
A. A. JefferyService no. 4802Private, East Surrey Regiment, 8th BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in St Paul’s churchyard; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 27CWGC: “Husband of Mrs D. Blacklock (formerly Jeffery), of Toronto, Canada.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France The 1911 census shows that Arthur Alexander Jeffery, was boarding at 88 […]
Joseph Honer
J. F. Honer Service no. 471573 Rifleman, London Regiment (The Rangers), 12th Battalion Enlisted in London; lived in South Lambeth Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 18 Remembered at Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France
Jesse William Goff
Killed in action on 1 July 1916 (the first day of the battle of the Somme), aged 19
Benjamin James George
B. J. George Service no PS/2124 Private, Middlesex Regiment, 16th Battalion Died of wounds age 25 on 15 July 1916 Born in Thornton Heath, Surrey; lived in Stockwell; enlisted in Lambeth CWGC: “Born at Coulsdon, Surrey. Son of David John Gingell George and Emily George, of 76, Southview Rd., Southwick, Sussex. Remembered at Hamburg Cemetery, […]
Arthur Henry George
A. H. George Service no. 230638 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), (2450). 1st/2nd Battalion Enlisted at Tufton Street, London Killed in action age 23 on 1 July 1916 CWGC: “Son of John Daniel and Elizabeth George, of 82, Wandsworth Rd., London.” Remembered at Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France Information from […]