George Frederick WarwickCorporal, Service No. 30468, formerly 77895 (Royal Engineers)Killed in action on 5 October 1917, aged 231st Bn., Royal Warwickshire RegimentRemembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium A substantial number of men from the Stockwell area were not listed on the Memorial. The Stockwell War Memorial committee invited families to submit names. Some may […]
John Thomas Wotton
J. T. WottonService no. 13413Corporal, East Surrey Regiment, 13th BattalionDied on 6 March 1917, aged 29CWGC: “Husband of A. L. Wotton, of 65, Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Abbeville Community Cemetery Extension, France Wotton was born in Herne Bay, Kent, the son of Thomas Wotton, a carriage painter from Birchington, Kent, and Mary Ann (née […]
Thomas Isaac Worley
T.I. WorleyService no. 613802Private, London Regiment, 1st/19th BattalionBorn in Camberwell; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in StockwellDied of wounds on 8 December 1917, aged 34CWGC: “Son of Isaac Brames Worley and Margaret Worley, of 47, Lansdowne Gardens. Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Information from the 1911 census Thomas Isaac Worley, 27 […]
Sidney Charles Withey
S. C. WitheyService no. 490673Serjeant, London Regiment, 2nd/13th Kensington BattalionEnlisted in Kensington; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 8 December 1917, aged about 22Remembered at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London SW9 Information from the censuses Insurance clerk Sidney Charles Withey lived at 14 Dalyell Road, Brixton with his parents […]
Bertram Horace Winter
B. H. WinterService no. S/15614Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 13th BattalionEnlisted in Lambeth; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 11 April 1917, aged 27CWGC: “Son of Mrs A. Winter, of 19 Prideaux Road, Landor Road, Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Arras Memorial, France British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Milkman (and former butcher) Bertram Horace Winter signed up at the […]
Stanley Frank Willis
S. F. Willis Service no. 415208 Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), 1st/9th Battalion; formerly 7927, 7th London Regiment Born in Clapham; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Stockwell Died on 13 August 1917 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Stanley Herbert Williamson
S. H. WilliamsonService no. TF/265478Private, Royal Sussex Regiment, 2nd/6th battalionDied 29 August 1917, aged 21Remembered at Rawalpindi War Cemetery, Pakistan This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Stanley Herbert Williamson was born on 5 January 1896, the sixth child of George and Matilda Williamson. Stanley was baptised at St.Gabriels, Pimlico, on 4 March […]
William John Williams
W. J. WilliamsService no. R/19181Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, “D” Coy. 11th Bn.Born in Vauxhall; enlisted in Piccadilly, central London; lived in LambethDied on 8 August 1917, aged 30CWGC: “Son of James and Henrietta Williams, of 36 Kenchester Street, South Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Claude Lionel Whittingham
C. L. WhittinghamService no. 269729Private, Hertfordshire Regiment; formerly 3122, Essex RegimentBorn in Southwark; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 31 July 1917, aged 19CWGC: “Son of John B. and Alice Louisa Whittingham, of 28 Angell Road, Stockwell, London. Also served at Gallipoli.”Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium Brother of Horace […]
Ernest Frank Whiting
E. F. WhitingService no. 25607Private, East Surrey Regiment, 8th BattalionBorn in Dover, Kent; enlisted in Dorking, Surrey; lived in ClaphamDied of wounds on 14 October 1917, aged 26CWGC: “Son of Edward Whiting, of 28 Durand Gardens, Clapham Road, London.”Remembered at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium and on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park […]
