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1916

Leonard William Jenn

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L. W. Jenn
Service no. 7270
Private, London Regiment (London Scottish), 14th Battalion
Enlisted in London; lived in Brixton
Died of gunshot wounds to the abdomen at age 19 on 9 August 1916
Remembered at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France

Information from the 1911 census

In 1911 Leonard Jenn, 14, was living at 7 Delverton Road, Newington South, Southwark with his mother, Annie Jenn, 37, and brother Ernest Jenn, 18, a junior clerk. Annie was born in Acton, Ernest in Harringay and Leonard in Holloway.
Information from the 1901 census

In 1901 the Jenn family lived at 33 Peacock Street, Newington. Henry Jenn, 31, was a wholesale fruit salesman, born in Islington.

Information from National Archives British Army WW1 Service Records

Before the war, Private Leonard William Jenn was a waiter. He gave the Bonnington Hotel, Southampton Row as his address when he attested at Holborn, London. He was just over 19, single and stood only 5 feet 4½ inches. He was relatively stocky for the time, his chest measuring 36 inches with 4 inches expansion.

Jenn took a gunshot wound to the abdomen on 9 August 1916 at the battle of Morlancourt. The orderlies at No 43 Casualty Clearing Station could not save him. He had lasted a mere 244 days’ service.

Jenn stated in his will that his belongings should go to his mother, Annie. They were listed: disc, letters, photos, pocket book, cigarette case, titles, lighter.

National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918

JENN, L. W., Private, 14th London Regiment (London Scottish).
Joining in March 1916, he proceeded overseas shortly afterwards and served with his Battalion during heavy fighting in the Somme sector. He died gloriously on the Field of Battle at Morlancourt in 1916, and was entitled to the General Service and Victory Medals.
“His Life for his Country, his Soul to God.”
52, Solon Road, Acre Lane, S.W.2.

Arthur Alexander Jeffery

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A. A. Jeffery
Service no. 4802
Private, East Surrey Regiment, 8th Battalion
Born in Lambeth; enlisted in St Paul’s churchyard; lived in Clapham
Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 27
CWGC: “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 Portland Place North, South Lambeth, the home of the Dunnett family, with his brother Albert V. Jeffery. Arthur, 22, was a commercial clerk; Albert, 23, a dairy utensil maker. 

Arthur was born on 28 October 1888, the son of Thomas Henry Jeffery, a civil servant, and Catherine Elizabeth. He was baptised at St Barnabas, South Lambeth on 7 April 1889. In 1915 he married Dorothy Dunnett, whose family he had lodged with. He enlisted in St Paul’s churchyard. 

After the war, his widow remarried, becoming Mrs. D. Blacklock, and moved to Toronto, Canada.

Harry George Walter Hurt

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H. G. W. Hurt
Service no. 15120
Private, Bedfordshire Regiment, 7th Battalion
Born in St Pancras; enlisted in Westminster; lived in South Lambeth
CWGC: “Son of Frederick George and Martha Hurt, of II Guildford Road, South Lambeth Road, London.”
Died aged 24 on 25 October 1916
Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Information from the 1911 census

In 1911 the Hurt family lived at 22 Langley Lane, Kennington. Frederick G. Hurt, 58, was a whitesmith (he worked with the “white” or light-coloured metals such as tin and pewter), born in St Pancras. Martha Hurt, 56, was from Poplar, east London. They had had 7 children, with 6 surviving, including:
Alice M. Hurt, 23, a typist
Frederick J. Hurt, 21, a postman
Harry G. Hurt, 18, a clerk
Martha L. Browne, 38, a widow
Martha’s children Charles Browne, 10, and Elsie Browne, 5, lived with the family. All were born in St Pancras.

William Berks Hudson

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W. B. Hudson
Service no. 4015
Rifleman, London Regiment (City of London Rifles), “A” Coy. 6th Battalion
Born in South Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell
Killed in action age 27 on 8 October 1916
CWGC: “Son of John Robert and Matilda Hudson, of 24 Chantrey Road, Stockwell, London.”
Remembered at Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Information from the 1911 census

Ledger clerk William Berks Hudson, 22, lived with his widowed mother and his aunt at 24 Chantrey Road, Brixton. Matilda Hudson, 50, and her single sister Elizabeth Anne Berks, both worked as a draper’s assistants. They were born in Newcastle, Staffordshire. William was an only child.