J. G. Lowther Service no. G/10804 Serjeant, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 11th Battalion Born in Newcastle, Northumberland; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Brixton Killed in action on 7 June 1917 aged 30 CWGC: “Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowther; husband of Cecilia Lowther, of 6 Speenham Road, Brixton, London.” Remembered […]
Claude Percy Lloyd
C. P. Lloyd Service no. 240489 Private, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, “A” Coy. 10th Battalion Killed in action age 24 on 20 November 1917 CWGC: “Son of Annie Eliza Lloyd, of 24 Aldebert Terrace, South Lambeth Rd., London, and the late Arthur Wellesley Lloyd.” Remembered at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France Information from […]
Henry Thomas Lackey
H. T. Lackey Service no. 235398 Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), 10th Battalion Born in Walworth; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds on 21 September 1917, aged about 33 Remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 LACKEY, H. T., Private, 10th Duke of Wellington’s […]
William George King
W. G. KingService no. 51125Private, Royal Army Medical Corps, 30th Amb. TrainBorn in Chelsea; enlisted in London; lived in LambethDied in an accident on 10 January 1917, aged about 40Remembered at St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 KING, W. G., Private, R.A.M.C.He volunteered in January 1915, and shortly […]
John Strachan Kelly
J. S. Kelly Service no. 45038 Private, Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary’s Regiment), “A” Sqdn. Born in Aberdeen; enlisted in Clapham; lived in Brixton Killed in action aged 31 on 22 October 1917 Son of Timothy and Agnes Kelly; husband of Laura M. Kelly, of 6 Benedict Road, Brixton, London. Remembered at Struma Military Cemetery, Greece) […]
Frederick William Jeffery
F. W. Jeffery Service no. 720315 Private, London Regiment, 2nd/24th Battalion Killed in action, on 21 December 1917, age 19 CWGC: “Son of James and Annie Jeffery, of 45 Mawbey Street, South Lambeth Road, London.” Remembered at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
John Henry Charles Jefferies
J. H. C. Jefferies Service no. L/16723 Lance Corporal, Royal Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, formerly 15362, Hussars Born in Clapham; enlisted at Clifton Street; lived in Clapham Killed in action 28 February 1917 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France
Edward Thomas Henry Jackson
E. T. H. Jackson Service no. S/26110 Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 9th Battalion Killed in action on 3 May 1917, aged 34. CWGC: “Son of Edward and Annie Jackson, of 35 Chertsey Street, Church Lane, Tooting; husband of Emily Jackson, of 37 Romney Buildings, Millbank, Westminster, London.” Remembered at Arras Memorial, France
Arthur Ireland
A. IrelandRifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, 15th Battalionformerly 6822, London RegimentBorn in Peckham; enlisted in Wandsworth; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 22 November 1917Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Arthur Ireland was born in Peckham and lived in Brixton. He enlisted in Wandsworth. His death was ‘presumed’ meaning that he was one of the 700,000 […]
John S. Hymes
J. S. HymesService no. 394311Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), 1st/9th BattalionEnlisted in London; lived in BrixtonDied of wounds on 29 May 1917Remembered at Etaples Military Cemetery, France In 1911 John Simpson Hymes, 29, lived at 16 Westgate Road, Dartford. He was a sales manager, born in Liverpool. His wife, Ruby Clara Hymes, 24, was […]