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
Philip Thomas Wilson Grant
Killed in action, age 18, on 15 October 1915
Henry Joseph John Farrant
H. J. J. FarrantService no. 254446Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 3rd BattalionKilled in action, age 18, on 28 August 1918Born in Stoke Newington, north London; lived and enlisted in Tottenham, north LondonCWGC: “Son of Mr. H. J. Farrant, of 121, Peabody Cottages, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London.”Remembered at Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France National Roll of […]
George Dimond
G. Dimond Service no. L/6478 Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 2nd Battalion Died of wounds age 18 on 9 November 1914 Son of Charles and Clara Dimond, of 44 Priory Road, South Lambeth, London. Remembered at Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium Information from British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1918 and 1911 census George […]
William Archibald Edward Carter
W. A. E. Carter Service no. J/25992 Ordinary Signalman, Royal Navy, HMS Queen Mary Died age 18 on 31 May 1916 Son of Archibald and Florence Louisa Carter, of 113 South Lambeth Road Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial The HMS Queen Mary was sunk by the SMS Seydlitz at the Battle of Jutland. Of the […]
Frederick Harold Capewell
F. H. Capewell Service no. G/75140 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 17th Battalion Died age 18 on 1 April 1918 Son of Brian Charles and Lily Rosina Capewell of 35 Union Road, Clapham. Remembered at West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium Brother of Brian Harvey Capewell Information from the Capewell family “Fred was due to take over his father’s […]
Arthur Brooker
A. Brooker Service no. 30907 Private, Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died of wounds at about age 18 on 24 April 1918 Remembered at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Information from the 1911 census rthur Brooker is the youngest person in his household at 36 Rutland Street, South Lambeth. His mother, Annie Brooker, 53, […]
Sydney Walter Billingsley
S. W. BillingsleyService no. 4001Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1st/21st BattalionKilled in action age 18 on 12 September 1916 (Billingsley’s enlistment record shows that he claimed to be 19)CWGC: “Son of Mrs A. H. Handel, of 18a Morat Street, Brixton.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France and on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell […]