F. WorthyService no. 4785Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), “D” Coy. 1st/21st BattalionEnlisted in Lambeth; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 15 September 1916, aged 19CWGC: “Son of Alfred James and Matilda Clara Worthy, of 12 Normandy Road, Brixton, London.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France In 1911 Frank Worthy was a 14-year-old schoolboy. He lived […]
Claude Lionel Whittingham
C. L. WhittinghamService no. 269729Private, Hertfordshire Regiment; formerly 3122, Essex RegimentBorn in Southwark; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 31 July 1917, aged 19CWGC: “Son of John B. and Alice Louisa Whittingham, of 28 Angell Road, Stockwell, London. Also served at Gallipoli.”Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium Brother of Horace […]
William Henry White
W. H. WhiteService no. 41697Private, Leicestershire Regiment, 8th Battalion; formerly 11013, Royal West Surrey RegimentBorn in Stockwell; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in StockwellKilled in action on 27 May 1918, aged 19CWGC: “Only son of William Henry and Matilda White, of 13, Mordaunt St., Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France Chris Burge writes: William Henry […]
Thomas Henry Wellings
T. H. WellingsService no. 29546Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 1st BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in CamberwellDied of wounds on 1 October 1918, aged 19Remembered at Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Brother of Alfred George Wellings Information from the 1911 census and British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 In 1903, Thomas Henry […]
Walter Percy Wallis
W. P. Wallis Service no. 153407 Private, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 200th Battalion Died on 3 February 1919, aged 19 CWGC: “Son of Percy William and Sarah Naomi Wallis, of 9, The Mount, Bidborough, Kent.” Remembered at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France Information from the 1911 census Only child Walter Percy Wallis, a 12-year-old schoolboy in […]
John Frederick Wake
J. F. WakeService no. 75115Private, Royal Fusiliers, 10th Battalion; formerly 42273, 99th Training Reserve BattalionBorn in Battersea; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in South LambethDied of wounds on 18 May 1918, aged 19Remembered at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France Information from the 1911 census John Frederick Wake was a 12-year-old schoolboy in 1911. He lived […]
Thomas Vincent
T. VincentService no. 10262Lance Corporal, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in Hertford; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 22 October 1914, aged 19CWGC: “Son of Maria Vincent, of 106 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, and the late Thomas Vincent.”Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census Thomas Vincent, 15 in […]
Walter Henry Stone
W. H. Stone Service no. R/34903 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Battalion, formerly S/23009, Rifle Brigade, TR/13/8075, 20th Training Reserve Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds on 2 May 1917, aged 19 CWGC: “Son of Henry and A. Stone, of 37 Hargwyne Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at […]
George Ernest Starkey
G. E. StarkeyPrivate no. 78033Private, Durham Light Infantry, 15th Battalion, formerly M/301054, R.A.S.C. (M.T.)Born in Clapham; enlisted in Grove Park; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 22 March 1918, aged 19CWGC: “Son of George A. Starkey and Letitia A. Starkey, of 85 St James’s Road, Brixton, London.”Remembered at Pozières Memorial, France British Army WWI Service […]
Reginald Charles Southon
R. C. Southon Service no. 13008 Private, Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion Born in Hampstead, enlisted in Westminster, lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 23 October 1916, aged about 19 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Reginald Charles Southon, 14, was an errand boy living at 27 Rossiter Road, […]