A. Brooker Service no. 30907 Private, Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died of wounds at about age 18 on 24 April 1918 Remembered at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Information from the 1911 census rthur Brooker is the youngest person in his household at 36 Rutland Street, South Lambeth. His mother, Annie Brooker, 53, […]
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 […]
William Spencer Benson
W. S. BensonService no. 35733Private, Royal Army Medical Corps, 17th Field AmbulanceDied of wounds 23 April 1917, aged 20Born in Brixton, enlisted in HolbornRemembered at Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, and on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell Park Road, London SW9 0DA. Information from the 1911 census William Spencer Benson, […]
John Edward Bean
J. E. BeanService no. 50155Corporal, Royal Field Artillery, “C” Bty. 49th Bde.Died of wounds on 22 August 1916, aged about 44Remembered at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l’Abbe, Somme, France The 1911 census return completed by 43-year-old ‘Edward John Bean’, a dustman born in Brixton living in three rooms at 5 Carfax Square (now replaced by local […]
Albert Herbert Robert Barnes
A. H. R. Barnes (aka Herbert Robert Albert Barnes) Service no. 721131 Private, London Regiment, 24th Battalion Enlisted at Kennington Died of wounds at age 20 on 18 September 1918 Remembered at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Epehy, Somme, France and at Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9 Information from the Barnes Family website Mike Barnes, who […]
William George Avenill
W. G. Avenill Service no. 87965 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, 1st/1st (Wessex) Heavy Bty. Died of wounds age 40 on 6 June 1917 CWGC: “Son of Jane Charlotte Avenill, of 57 Thorne Road, South Lambeth Road, London.” Remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 The early 20th century certainly […]
Robert Atkins
R. Atkins Service no S/23067 Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 8th Battalion Died of wounds on 16 September 1917, aged about 30 Remembered at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France and at Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9 British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 Printer Robert Atkins married Emily Louisa Umpelby in June 1913 at All Saints Church, Lambeth. […]