W.C. RayPrivate, East Surrey Regiment, 8th Bn. Service no. 39290. Killed in action on 23 October 1918, aged 23. Remembered at Forest Communal Cemetery, Nord, France In 1911 William Charles Ray lived with his parents, William, a 37-year-old carman, and 32-year-old Louisa Esther (née Rainbow), and four siblings at 10 Broomgrove Road, Stockwell Green, where […]
Frank Whybrew
F. Wybrew Service no. 10622 Private, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 1st Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Lambeth Killed in action on 18 September 1916, aged 23 CWGC: “Son of Maria Rose Whitehouse (formerly Wybrew), of 11 Irving Grove, Stockwell, London, and the late William Wybrew.” Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France […]
Alfred George Wellings
A. G. Wellings Service no. 10167 Private, Coldstream Guards, 3rd Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Wandsworth Killed in action on 2 August 1917, aged about 23 Remembered at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Belgium Information from the 1911 census In 1911 an Alfred George Wellings was working as a page at the Junior […]
Arthur Spurgeon Waterman
A. S. Waterman Service no. 3295 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 12th Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Brixton Killed in action on 18 July 1916, aged about 23 Remembered at Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Information from the censuses Arthur Spurgeon Waterman, named after the famous preacher and founder of Stockwell Orphanage, […]
Frederick Ward
F. WardPrivate, London Regiment, ‘B’ Coy. 2nd/19th Bn. Service no. 614287Died of wounds on 3 April 1918, aged 23Remembered at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) and at the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA Chris Burge writes: Frederick Ward was born in Lambeth and baptised on […]
Albert Edward Upton
A. E. Upton Service no. L/17507 Private, London Regiment, 7th Battalion, formerly Middlesex Regiment Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London Killed in action on 21 March 1918, aged about 23 Remembered at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension, Aisne, France Information from the censuses Albert Edward Upton, 16 in 1911, was described by his father Edward […]
Albert John Tooley
A. J. Tooley Service no. 1797 Private, London Regiment (County of London), 20th Battalion Born in Stockwell; enlisted in Blackheath; lived in Brixton Killed in action on 23 January 1916, aged 23 CWGC: “Only son of John and Bessie E. Tooley, of 44 Stockwell Green, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France and […]
Albert George Tilling
A. G. Tilling Service no. 83361 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 93rd Bde. Born in Wandsworth; enlisted in Camberwell Killed in action on 8 June 1917, aged about 23 Remembered at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 TILLING, A. G., Gunner, R.F.A. Volunteering in 1915, he was sent […]
John William Stevenson
J. W. Stevenson Service no. R/15974 Lance Corporal, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 12th Battalion Born in Chelsea, west London; enlisted in London; lived in Vauxhall Killed in action on 18 September 1916, aged about 23 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France A tentative identification. Information from the 1911 census John Stevenson, 18, was an assistant in […]
Alfred Frank Spice
A.F. SpiceService no. M/1766Cook’s Mate, Royal Navy, HMS Good HopeKilled in action on 1 November 1914 at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile, aged 23Remembered at Portsmouth Naval MemorialSee LondonWarMemorial.co.uk This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Albert Frank Spice was born on 9 March 1891 in Clapham, the third […]
