H. W. PennService no. 22577Private, King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 8th BattalionKilled in action on 16 June 1917, aged 34Born in Clapham; enlisted at LambethCWGC: “Son of William and Lucy Penn, of 74 Hargwyne Street, Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Arras Memorial, France, and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London SW9 British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 Henry […]
Arthur Penn
A. Penn Service no 44243 Serjeant, Royal Engineers, 74th Field Coy. Born in Clapham; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Killed in action on 19 March 1917, aged 23 CWGC: “Son of John T. D. and Victoria Penn, of 73 Union Rd., Clapham, London.” Remembered Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, France De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918 […]
Fred Cecil Payne
F. C. Payne Service no. 42266 Private, Manchester Regiment, 18th Battalion Born in Westminster; enlisted in London; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 13 June 1917, aged about 39 Remembered at Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium Information from the 1911 census Fred Cecil Payne, 33 in 1911, was a restaurant waiter. He lived with […]
Albert Edward Parsons
A. E. Parsons Service no. 653411 Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1st/21st Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Brixton Killed in action 7 June 1917, aged about 36 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Lambeth-born Albert Edward Parsons, 30, was working as […]
Henry Thomas Payn Pardue
H. PardueService no. 473280Serjeant, London Regiment (The Rangers), 1st/12th Battalion, formerly 6526, 16th London RegimentEnlisted in London; lived in BrixtonKilled in action at about age 33 on 10 May 1917Remembered at Arras Memorial, France Information from the censuses Henry Pardue’s story illustrates neatly the dispersal of a family after the death of a mother and […]
Charles John Painter
C. J. Painter Service no. 281508 Serjeant, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd/4th Battalion Enlisted at Shaftesbury Street; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 15 May 1917 Remembered at Arras Memorial, France Information from the Watsham family Charles John PAINTER was the husband of Gertrude Annie WATSHAM. Their marriage was registered in the March quarter […]
Ernest Edward Page
E. E. Page Service no. 653413 Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1st/21st Battalion Born in Whetstone; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Lambeth Killed in action on 7 June 1917 Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Leonard William Oakes
L. W. OakesService no. 50044Private, Royal Fusiliers, 26th BattalionAssumed dead 2 April 1918, aged 19 Leonard William Oakes was baptised at All Saints, Devonshire Road, South Lambeth on 26 August 1898, the son of John Thomas Oakes and Mary (née Spearing). The service medals and awards rolls show that Leonard William Oakes first joined the […]
Alfred William Newcombe
Grocer’s assistant, killed in action on 27 June 1917, aged 23
Walter Henry Nethercott
W. H. Nethercott Service no. Z/2766 Company Quartermaster Serjeant, Rifle Brigade, 3th Battalion Born in Battersea; enlisted in London; lived in Lambeth Killed in action on 10 October 1917, aged around 26 Remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Walter Henry Nethercott, 23, a clerk, enlisted on 12 September 1914. The medical officer described him as […]