F. E. Milnes Service no. 917 Private, 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers Born in Kennington; enlisted in London; lived in Lambeth Died on 24 June 1918 aged 28 CWGC: “Son of Frederick and Annie Louisa Milnes, of 3 Albert Mansions, South Lambeth Road, London.” Remembered at Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany In 1922–23 it was […]
George Charles Lasham
G. C. Lasham Service no. 7912 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, 9th Siege Bty. Born in Brixton; enlisted at Shepherd’s Bush; lived in Lambeth, Surrey Killed in action at age 28 on 26 August 1916 CWGC: “Son of John and Eliza Lasham of London; husband of Louisa Alice Lasham, of 7 Elwell Rd., Clapham, London.” Remembered […]
Stephen Jetten
S. E. Jetten Service no. L/13259 Serjeant, Royal Fusiliers, 4th Battalion Died age 28 on 31 August 1918 CWGC: “Son of Mrs Mary Jetten, of 88 Paradise Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St Mien, Pas de Calais, France Information from Major Dave Sellers “I have the campaign medals to Sgt Jetten listed on […]
William Henry Jackson
W. H. Jackson Service no. 9011 Private, Middlesex Regiment, “D” Coy. 4th Battalion Born in Paddington; lived in Hounslow Killed in action age 28 on 15 October 1914 CWGC: “Husband of Ethel May Jackson, of 3 Seneca Road, Sandmere Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
Frank William Gibbins
F. W. GibbinsService no. S/32220Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 7th BattalionDied age 28 on 21 March 1918Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in LambethCWGC: “Son of Charlotte Gibbins, of 62, Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, London, and the late William Gibbins.”Remembered at Pozières Memorial, Somme, France. Information from the 1911 Census In 1911 Frank Gibbins was 21 […]
Emanuel Feder
E. FederService no. 354910Private, London Regiment, 7th BattalionAlso London Regiment, posted to 1st/19th BattalionKilled in action, aged about 28, on 1 September 1918Born in Soho, London; lived in BrixtonRemembered at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France and at the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA See We Were There Too, which gives […]
John Henry Burns
J. Burns (listed on the Memorial as J. Burns)Corporal, Royal Army Medical Corps, 15th Field AmbulanceService no. 6003. Died on 20 April 1918, aged 28 Remembered at Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, France Chris Burge writes: John Henry Burn was born in 1890 and baptised on 15 January at St Mary the Less, Lambeth, the first […]
Arthur Edward Blacker
A. Blacker Service no. 44089 Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles; formerly 5973, London Regiment Died of wounds on 25 June 1918, age 28 CWGC: “Son of Arthur and Nellie Blacker, of London; husband of Charlotte Blacker, of 50 Shillington Street, Battersea, London.” Remembered at Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery Information from the censuses In 1901 Arthur Edward Blacker […]
Walter Alexander
W. AlexanderRoyal Navy, Stoker 1st Class, HMS ‘Fandango’Service no. 311118Died on 3 July 1919, aged 28Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent Chris Burge writes: Walter Alexander was born on 5 December 1888 in Camberwellin southeast London. In the 1891 census he is recorded as one of four siblings living at Faraday Street, Walworth: Maud, aged […]
