O. J. L. Mackenzie Service no. 1662 Rifleman, London Regiment (City of London Rifles), 1st/6th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Killed in action at age 19 on 15 September 1916 CWGC: “Son of Mr and Mrs James L. MacKenzie, of 10 Atherfold Road, Clapham, London.” Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France […]
Sydney Frank Kemp
S. F. Kemp Second Lieutenant, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, Bucks Batallion Killed in action age 34 on 16 April 1918 Awarded Military Cross See Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for an account of the attack in which Kemp died. CWGC: “Eldest son of Frank John and Ellen Kemp, of 40 Lansdowne Gardens, London; husband […]
Hugh John Kemp
H. J. Kemp Service no. L/3287 Lance Corporal, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, “C” Sqdn. Born in South Norwood; enlisted in London; lived in Clapham Died of wounds age 22 on 22 October 1914 CWGC: “Son of Frank John and Ellen Kemp, of 40 Lansdowne Gardens, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at St Andre Communal Cemetery, Nord, […]
John or Jack Jordan
J. JordanPrivate, Royal Fusiliers, 2nd Bn. Service no. L/12725Died on 25 April 1915, aged 31. Remembered at Helles Memorial, Turkey Brother of Albert Edward Jordan and Frank Andrew Jordan Chris Burge writes: John (aka Jack) Jordan was born in Hammersmith in 1883, the fifth child of parents George Thomas and Mary Ann Jordan. John’s father […]
Albert Edward Jordan
A. E. Jordan Service no. 17330 Private, Grenadier Guards, 2nd Battalion Killed in action age 21 on 19 October 1915 CWGC: “Son of George Thomas and Mary Jordan, of 19 Broomgrove Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Brother of Frank Andrew Jordan Information from the 1911 census In 1911 […]
John Orlando Holman
J. O. Holman Service no. R/35467 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 17th Battalion CWGC: “Son of Sarah Jane Holman, of 45, Jeffreys Road, Clapham, London.” Killed in action on 3 June 1917, aged about 21 Remembered at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Brother of Alfred Harold Holman.
Alfred Harold Holman
A. H. Holman Service no. 34678 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 182nd Bde. Enlisted in Chelsea; lived in Clapham Died of wounds aged about 23 on 11 May 1916 Remembered at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France Brother of John Orlando Holman, whose CWGC entry states that the family lived at 45 Jeffreys Road, Stockwell. Information from […]
William Frederick Hine
W. F. Hine Brother of Alfred Hine William Frederick Hine, born in Bethnal Green, east London, was baptised on 23 June 1895 at Holy Trinity, Haverstock Hill in northwest London. It has not been possible to ascertain which service he joined or when or how he died. Records show that a man named William Hine […]
Alfred Hine
A. Hine Driver, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 280th Bde. Service no. 925397 Died of wounds on 7 September 1917 “Son of Thomas George and Frances Hine, of 24, Union St., Clapham, London.” Brother of William Frederick Hine Remembered at Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, south-east London Information from the 1911 census Alfred and William F. […]
Frederick Hilton
F. Hilton Service no. 5723 Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion Died on 10 September 1918 CWGC: “Son of Mrs. S. A. Hilton, of 1 Trigorn Road, Clapham Road, London.” Remembered at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, France Brother of William George Hilton