H. J. R. Woodcock Service no. 6951 Private, London Regiment (London Scottish), 1st/14th Battalion Killed in action on 9 September 1916, aged 21 CWGC: “Son of Mrs Eliza Woodcock, of 15 Meadow Place, South Lambeth Road, London.” Remembered at Serre Road Cemetery No 2, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 The file for Henry […]
Stanley Herbert Williamson
S. H. WilliamsonService no. TF/265478Private, Royal Sussex Regiment, 2nd/6th battalionDied 29 August 1917, aged 21Remembered at Rawalpindi War Cemetery, Pakistan This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Stanley Herbert Williamson was born on 5 January 1896, the sixth child of George and Matilda Williamson. Stanley was baptised at St.Gabriels, Pimlico, on 4 March […]
Henry Thomas Weatherley
H. T. Weatherley Service no. 4712 Private, London Regiment, 24th Battalion Died on 24 January 1916, aged about 21 CWGC: “Son of Mr A. Weatherley, of 25 Aylesford Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France This is a tentative identification. I have not seen any data that relates “H.T. Weatherley” on the memorial […]
William Childs Wadmore
C. W. Wadmore Service no. R/31892 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 10th Battalion Born in Stockwell; enlisted in Camberwell Killed in action on 9 January 1917, aged about 21 Remembered at Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, Somme, France Identification I believe there is an error on the memorial. I can find no trace of a C. W. […]
James Trace
J. Trace Service no. 8867 Rifleman, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), 1st/16th Battalions Enlisted in Westminster; lived in Brixton Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged about 21 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the censuses James Trace was an office boy for a firm of solicitors. He shared four rooms at […]
Herbert Malcolm Stockton
H. M. Stockton Service no. 49206 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, “B” Bty. Killed in action on 11 April 1917, aged about 21 Remembered at Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France Brother of Harold P. Stockton National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 STOCKTON, H[arold]., Gunner, R.F.A. He volunteered in February 1915, and […]
Alfred Frank Smith
A.F. Smith Sapper, Royal Engineers, 19th Light Railway Train Crew Coy. Service no. 266259Killed in action on 14 June 1917, aged 21Remembered at St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium Chris Burge writes: Alfred Frank Smith was born in Lambeth on 5 January 1896 and baptised at All Saints Church in Devonshire Road (the area […]
Charles Edward Small
C. E. Small Service no. 960469 Driver, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 302nd Bde. Enlisted in Fulham; lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 31 October 1917, aged 21 CWGC: “Son of Charles Edward and Laura Louisa Small, of 61 Mordaunt Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Jerusalem Memorial and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London […]
Arthur Sharman
A. Sharman Service no. A/187 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Battalion Born in Battersea; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Wandsworth Died of wounds on 31 July 1915, aged 21 CWGC: “Son of Elizabeth Sharman of 15 Brooklands Street, Wandsworth Road, SW London. His brother Harry also fell.” Remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Brother […]
Sydney Herbert Scott
S. H. Scott Service no. 352378 Private, London Regiment, (5524). “A” Coy. 1st/7th Battalion Enlisted at Sun Street; lived in Clapham Killed in action on 7 October 1916, aged 21 CWGC: “Son of Herbert Forester Scott, and Emma Eliza Scott, of 24 Edithna Street, Landor Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France National Roll […]