A. F. V. Routledge Service no. G/14788 Private, Leicestershire Regiment, 9th Battalion Killed in action on 14 April 1917, aged 28 Born in Highgate; enlisted in Leicester CWGC: “Son of Arthur and Selina Routledge, of 13 Tregothnan Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at St Leger British Cemetery, France (Photo: courtesy of Peter Bennett) Information from the […]
Alfred Roskilly
A. RoskillySecond Lieutenant, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 7th BattalionKilled in action age 26 on 3 May 1917CWGC: “Son of Mr and Mrs A. J. Roskilly, of 96, Stockwell Park Road, London; husband of Ruth Roskilly, of 16, Briarwood Road, Clapham Park, London.”Remembered at Arras Memorial, France and at St John’s Church, Clapham Road, London […]
Everard Vaughan Ridge
E. V. RidgeLieutenant, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 153rd Coy.Died on 9 April 1917, aged 21CWGC: “Son of the late Edward H. Ridge, of 15, Bedford Row, High Holborn, London.”Remembered at Arras Memorial, France and at St John’s Church, Clapham Road, London SW9 Everard Vaughan Ridge attested for service in the Territorial Force on 13 April […]
Henry Ray
H. W. Ray Service no. 42425 Private, Lancashire Fusiliers, 10th Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Lambeth Died on 26 September 1917, aged 19 CWGC: “Son of Daniel David and Catherine Ray, of 9, St Andrews Place, Windmill Street, New Cut, Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France This is a […]
Charles F. Rance
C. F. Rance Service no. 321283 Rifleman, London Regiment (City of London Rifles), 1st/6th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Londn; lived in Wandsworth Killed in action on 7 June 1917, aged about 19 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium Brother of Bernard Christopher Rance
Frederick James Raishbrook
F. J. RaishbrookService no. 955161Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, Z/29 Trench Mortar Bty.Born in Clapham; enlisted in BrixtonDied of wounds on 2 December 1917, aged 20CWGC: “Son of William Edward and Louisa Ann Raishbrook of London.”Remembered at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France In 1911 Frederick Raishbrook, aged 14 and working as a messenger boy in a […]
Charles Edward R. Powell
C. E. R. Powell Service no. 6966/233236 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), “C” Coy. 2nd Battalion Killed in action on 18 March 1917, aged 23 Born in St Helena; enlisted at Westminster; lived at Lambeth CWGC: “Son of Mr C. E. and Mrs A. M. Powell, of 8, Walberswick St., London, SW8.” Remembered at Beaurains […]
Arthur Bertram Philpott
A. B. Philpott Service no. 33841 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, 86th Bty. Born in Clapham; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Died on 21 March 1917 Remembered at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
Cecil Ernest Philcox
Awarded the Military Cross
Benjamin Charles Peploe
B. C. Peploe Service no. 453135 Rifleman, London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), 1st/11th Battalion, formerly 6329, 9th London Regiment Born in Stockwell; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 2 November 1917, aged 25 CWGC: “Husband of Josephine Elsie Peploe, of 30 Lingham Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Gaza War Memorial, Israel and […]