W. E. Humphreys Private, Middlesex Regiment, 1st Battalion, Service no. 10514 Died 21 October 1914 Remembered at Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France
Thomas Vincent
T. VincentService no. 10262Lance Corporal, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in Hertford; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 22 October 1914, aged 19CWGC: “Son of Maria Vincent, of 106 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, and the late Thomas Vincent.”Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census Thomas Vincent, 15 in […]
Thomas Thorne
T. ThorneCorporal, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 2nd Bn. Service no. 9948Died on 31 October 1914, aged 22Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Chris Burge writes: Thomas Thorne was born in Lambeth in 1892 and baptised on 31 January at St Andrew’s, Stockwell Green, the third child of William and Sarah Jane Thorne. By […]
Hubert Tindal Sutton
H. T. SuttonService no. 9005Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 2nd BattalionBorn in Battersea; enlisted in LondonDied on 21 November 1914, aged 30CWGC: “Son of Stanley and Mary Sutton, of 5 Gauden Road, Clapham, London.”Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium Information from the censuses I have not managed to track down Hubert Tindal Sutton in the 1911 census, […]
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 […]
Arthur R. Shearing
A. R. Shearing Service no. 9050 Private, Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion Born in Clapham, enlisted in London Killed in action on 1 November 1914 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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, […]
Hugh John Kemp
H. J. Kemp Service no. L/3287 Lance Corporal, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, “C” Sqdn. Born in South Norwood; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Died of wounds age 22 on 22 October 1914 CWGC: “Son of Frank John and Ellen Kemp, of 40 Lansdowne Gardens, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at St Andre Communal Cemetery, Nord, […]
William Henry Jackson
W. H. Jackson Service no. 9011 Private, Middlesex Regiment, “D” Coy. 4th Battalion Born in Paddington; lived in Hounslow Killed in action age 28 on 15 October 1914 CWGC: “Husband of Ethel May Jackson, of 3 Seneca Road, Sandmere Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
Arthur Edward Ingram
A. E. IngramService no. 8804Private, Worcestershire Regiment, 3rd BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 7 November 1914Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium The National Roll of the Great War gives the following entry for Arthur Edward Ingram: ‘He volunteered and proceeded to France at the outbreak of war, […]
