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 Wybrew
F. WybrewService no. 10622Private, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 1st BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in LambethKilled in action on 18 September 1916, aged 23CWGC: “Son of Maria Rose Whitehouse (formerly Wybrew), of 11 Irving Grove, Stockwell, London, and the late William Wybrew.”Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France and at St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, […]
Alfred George Wellings
A. G. WellingsService no. 10167Private, Coldstream Guards, 3rd BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in WandsworthKilled in action on 2 August 1917, aged about 23Remembered at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Belgium Brother of Thomas Henry Wellings The 1901 census shows seven-year-old Alfred George Wellings as one of three children of Alfred Wellings, a 32-year-old horse […]
Arthur Spurgeon Waterman
A. S. WatermanService no. 3295Private, Royal Fusiliers, 12th BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 18 July 1916, aged about 23Remembered 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, was a house painter. Aged […]
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. UptonService no. L/17507Private, London Regiment, 7th Battalion, formerly Middlesex RegimentBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in LondonKilled in action on 21 March 1918, aged about 23Remembered at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension, Aisne, France Information from the censuses Albert Edward Upton, 16 in 1911, was described by his father Edward Upton as “youth – not […]
Albert John Tooley
A. J. TooleyService no. 1797Private, London Regiment (County of London), 20th BattalionBorn in Stockwell; enlisted in Blackheath; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 23 January 1916, aged 23CWGC: “Only son of John and Bessie E. Tooley, of 44 Stockwell Green, Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London […]
Albert George Tilling
A. G. TillingService no. 83361Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 93rd Bde.Born in Wandsworth; enlisted in CamberwellKilled in action on 8 June 1917, aged about 23Remembered at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918TILLING, A. G., Gunner, R.F.A.Volunteering in 1915, he was sent to France in the same year and […]
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 […]