W. H. Stone Service no. R/34903 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Battalion, formerly S/23009, Rifle Brigade, TR/13/8075, 20th Training Reserve Battalion Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Stockwell Died of wounds on 2 May 1917, aged 19 CWGC: “Son of Henry and A. Stone, of 37 Hargwyne Street, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at […]
Harold Percival Stockton
H. P. Stockton Service no. 8332 Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, “B” Bty. 63rd Bde. Born in Finchley, north London; enlisted in London Died of wounds on 2 August 1915, aged 28 Remembered at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), France Brother of Herbert M. Stockton
Alfred Ernest Stainer
A. E. StainerService no. 17371Private, East Surrey Regiment, 9th BattalionLived in Walworth; enlisted in Clapham; lived in ClaphamDied of wounds on 13 August 1916, aged 20CWGC: “Son of Mr and Mrs F. Stainer, of 1 Paradise Road, Clapham, London.”Remembered at Carnoy Military Cemetery, France Alfred Ernest Brooks Stainer (sometimes Stainer-Brooks), born in Walworth, southeast London […]
Joseph Charles Smale
J. C. Smale Service no. G/2820 Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), “C” Coy., 8th Batallion Died of wounds age 24 on 22 January 1916 CWGC: “Son of Martha Tucker (formerly Smale), and the late William James Smale, of 3 Kenchester Street, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France Brother of William […]
Harold Frederick Simpson
H. F. SimpsonService no. 5190Private, Royal Fusiliers, 2nd BattalionBorn in Battersea; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in StockwellDied of wounds on 3 June 1918, aged 22CWGC: “Son of Frederick and Clara Jane Simpson, of 52 Bellefields Rd., Brixton London. Solicitor’s Clerk.”Remembered at Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Harold Frederick Simpson, […]
Albert Henry Shopland
Returned from Canada to fight in the war.
Frederick David Shea
F. D. SheaService no. G/11619Lance Corporal, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 11th BattalionDied of wounds on 18 or 19 January 1918, aged 28Born in Peckham, enlisted at Lambeth, lived at StockwellCWGC: “Son of Frances and the late James Shea, of Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy Brother of George Shea Information from […]
Arthur Sharman
A. Sharman Service no. A/187 Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Battalion Born in Battersea; enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Wandsworth Died of wounds on 31 July 1915, aged 21 CWGC: “Son of Elizabeth Sharman of 15 Brooklands Street, Wandsworth Road, SW London. His brother Harry also fell.” Remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Brother […]
Frederick James Raishbrook
F. J. RaishbrookService no. 955161Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, Z/29 Trench Mortar Bty.Born in Clapham; enlisted in BrixtonDied of wounds on 2 December 1917, aged 20CWGC: “Son of William Edward and Louisa Ann Raishbrook of London.”Remembered at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France In 1911 Frederick Raishbrook, aged 14 and working as a messenger boy in a […]
William Charles Purslow
W. C. PurslowService no. S/12717Corporal, Rifle Brigade, “B” Coy. 3rd BattalionBorn in Plymouth; enlisted in London; lived in StockwellDied of wounds on 29 May 1916, aged 26CWGC: “Husband of Eleanor Annie Hillyer (formerly Purslow), of The Drill Hall, Richmond, Surrey.”Remembered at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France and on the war shrine at St Michael’s […]