D. J. T. Hibbert Service no. 57427 Lance Corporal, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Born in Walworth; enlisted in Hounslow Killed in action age 24 on 3 May 1918 CWGC: “Son of Mr D. C. J. and Mrs S. M. Hibbert, of 17 Horace Street, Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Giavera Memorial, Italy […]
Robert Charles Hayes
R. C. Hayes Service no. G/14909 Lance Corporal, Middlesex Regiment, 20th Battalion Killed in action age 24 on 30 July 1916 CWGC: “Son of Robert Charles and Emily Kate Hayes, of 33, Hargwyne St., Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 the Hayes family lived […]
Harry Bird Gayton
H. B. Gayton Service no. 6172 Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 7th Battalion Died age 24 on 18 December 1917 Awarded the Military Medal CWGC: “Son of Mr and Mrs F. M. Gayton, of 51 Clifton Street, Clapham, London.” Remembered at the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 Harry […]
George Edward Fensome
G. E. FensomeService no. 955621Gunner, Royal Field ArtilleryDied aged about 24 15 March 1919Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, London and at Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9 Information from the censuses In 1911 George Fensome, aged 16, was working as a ticket collector for the City and South London Railway and living with his family at 38 […]
Frederick Eversfield
F. Eversfield Service no. J/12826 Able Seaman, Royal Navy, H.M. S/M “D6.” Died age 24 on June 1918 Husband of Kathleen Christina Eversfield, of 19, St. James Rd., Carshalton, Surrey. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial Information from the censuses In 1911 Frederick Eversfield, a 16-year-old stores porter lived at 6 Emily Mansions, Landor Road, SW9 […]
Edward Driscoll
E. Driscoll Service no. 216940 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 12th Bty. 35th Bde. Died age 24 on 21 October 1917 Son of Michael and Ellen Driscoll, of 2 Crimsworth Road, Wandsworth Road, London. Remembered at The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Edward Driscoll, 18, was working as a driller […]
George David Cranham
G. D. Cranham Service no. 11179 Private, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 7th Battalion Killed in action age 24 on 17 August 1917 Husband of Ellen Kate Trumper (formerly Cranham), of 6 Horace Street, South Lambeth, London. Remembered at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Arthur Ernest Newton Chance
A. E. N. Chance Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Howe Bn. R.N. Div. Killed in action 13 November 1916, aged 24 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 the Chance family was living in 7 rooms at 24 Winslade Road, London SW2. Lambeth-born Henry Chance, 56, was a journalist; […]
William George Callen
W. G. Callen Service no. 12089 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Died age 24 on 29 August 1920 Son of Mr W. H. Callen, 100 Dorset Road, Clapham Road, London. Remembered at Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery Information from the censuses In 1911 William Henry Callen, then 45, born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, was living with his wife […]
Harry Robert Burvill
H. R. BurvillService no. PS/1794Private, Middlesex Regiment, 16th BattalionManchester Regiment, attd. 22nd BattalionDied age 24 on 2 September 1916Son of Harry and Eliza Burvill, of 15 Hubert Grove, Stockwell, London. Born in Kilburn, north London.Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 Harry Burvill was a 22-year-old storekeeper, living at 15 […]