W. C. Viney Service no. 179460 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, No 1 Depot Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in Lambeth Died on 21 February 1918, aged 31 CWGC: “Husband of Florence Emily Viney, of 3 Portland Place South, Clapham Road, London.” Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Tooting, London SW17 Information from parish records and […]
William James Sharp
W. J. Sharp Service no. 656082 Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 21st Battalion Killed in action on 22 August 1918, aged 31 Born in Lambeth; enlisted at Camberwell; lived in Clapham CWGC: “Husband of Grace Elizabeth Sharp, of 16 Paradise Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France Information from the 1911 census […]
Ernest Albert Pyle
E. A. Pyle Service no. G/81351 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 23rd Battalion; formerly 5505, Middlesex Regiment Killed in action on 19 March 1918, aged 31 Born in Tottenham; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Brixton CWGC: “Husband of Ellen Pyle, of 11a Morat Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour […]
James S. Prescott
S. J. Prescott Service no. 8638 Serjeant, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Enlisted at Brixton Died on 28 March 1918, aged about 31 CWGC: “Son of the late William George and Mary Jane Prescott.” Remembered at Arras Memorial, France Information from the censuses In 1911 James S. Prescott, aged 24, was serving with the 2nd […]
Herbert Charles Nuthall
Killed in action in Belgium on 25 April 1915, age 31. May have witnessed Christmas “truce” of 1914
John Strachan Kelly
J. S. Kelly Service no. 45038 Private, Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary’s Regiment), “A” Sqdn. Born in Aberdeen; enlisted in Clapham; lived in Brixton Killed in action aged 31 on 22 October 1917 Son of Timothy and Agnes Kelly; husband of Laura M. Kelly, of 6 Benedict Road, Brixton, London. Remembered at Struma Military Cemetery, Greece) […]
Charles Philip Guy
C. P. Guy Service no. 7658 Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 1st Battalion Born in Gloucester; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Died of wounds age 31 on 26 November 1914 CWGC: “Husband of Margaret Hannah Guy, of 30 Portland Place South, Clapham Road, London.” Cited in De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918 […]
James William Cummins
J. W. Cummins Service no. 2033 Corporal, London Regiment, 22nd Battalion Died age 31 on 20 May 1916 Husband of Edith Cummins, of South Lambeth, London. Remembered at Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 James William Cummins, then 26, born in Lambeth, was married and living with his family […]