A. A. Wallis Service no. 30098 Private, Welsh Regiment, 2nd Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Lambeth Killed in action on 8 September 1916, aged 18 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the censuses In 1911 Arthur Ambrose Wallis was a 13-year-old schoolboy living in three rooms at 29 Fountain […]
Frederick Charles Vincent Upton
F. C. V. Upton Service no. 189301 Air Mechanic 2nd Class, Royal Air Force, 116th Squadron Died on 11 November 1918 (Armistice Day), aged 18 CWGC: “Only son of Frederick William and Annie Upton, of 2 Portland Place South, Clapham Road, London.” Remembered at Aylesbury Cemetery, Buckinghamshire Information from the 1911 census The Frederick Charles […]
Charles John Totham
C. J. Totham Service no. G/20867 Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), then London Regiment, posted to 1st/20th Battalion Born in Stockwell; enlisted in Camberwell Killed in action on 2 June 1918, aged 18 CWGC: “Son of Arthur John and Emma Alice Totham, of 2a Tasman Road, Landor Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Dernancourt […]
Harry Sharman
H. Sharman Service no. TR/13/62040 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 51st Battalion Died at home on 8 November 1918, aged 18 CWGC: “Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Sharman, of 15 Brooklands Street, South Lambeth, London. His brother Arthur Sharman also fell.” Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Tooting, London SW17 Brother of Arthur Sharman
Norman Victor Riva
N. V. Riva Service no. 1891 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Lambeth Killed in action on 31 March 1915, aged 18 CWGC: “Son of Mr E. Riva, of 46 Priory Grove, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, France Information from the […]
Horace Thomas Pelling
H. T. Pelling Service no. CH1/8111 Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. “Bulwark.” Died on 26 November 1914, aged 18 Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial Information from Royal Naval Division Horace Pelling was born on 9 December 1895 in Clapham. He enlisted on 3 July 1913, embarked on H.M.S. “Bulwark” on 22 October 1914, but, […]
Leonard William Oakes
L. W. Oakes Service no. G/37014 Corporal, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 1st Battalion Born in Croydon; enlisted in Croydon; lived in Swansea Killed in action on 27 September 1917, aged 18 Remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium Information from the censuses In 1911 Leonard William Oakes, 12, lived at 64 Paradise Road, Clapham with […]
Samuel James
S. James Service no. 14197 Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Battalion Born in Stockwell; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds on 10 August 1918, aged 18 Remembered at Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 When Samuel James joined the Army he gave his next […]
Joseph Honer
J. F. Honer Service no. 471573 Rifleman, London Regiment (The Rangers), 12th Battalion Enlisted in London; lived in South Lambeth Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 18 Remembered at Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France
Ernest Austin Hoare
A former student at St Olave’s, killed in action aged 18 on 21 December 1915
