F. Spragg Service no. 551013 Lance Corporal, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), 1st/16th Battalion Enlisted in Westminster; lived in Clapham. Killed in action on 28 March 1918 Remembered at Arras Memorial, France
Isaac Spooner
I. SpoonerService no. 25552Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), 9th Battalion, formerly 015439 R.A.S.C.Born in Lambeth; enlisted in Battersea; lived in WandsworthKilled in action on 1 September 1918, aged 24CWGC: “Son of James and Matilda Spooner.”Remembered at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France In 1911 ironmonger’s assistant Isaac Spooner, 17, lived at 39 Brooklands Road, Stockwell, where […]
Reginald Charles Southon
R. C. Southon Service no. 13008 Private, Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion Born in Hampstead, enlisted in Westminster, lived in Stockwell Killed in action on 23 October 1916, aged about 19 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Reginald Charles Southon, 14, was an errand boy living at 27 Rossiter Road, […]
Harold Measday Snelling
H.M. SnellingRifleman, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), 1st/9th Bn. Service no. 4746Killed in action on 1 July 1916, aged XXRemembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, at Sandwich War Memorial and on a now lost wooden war crucifix outside St Anne’s Church, South Lambeth Road Cousin of Frederick William Snelling and William Thomas Snelling Chris Burge […]
Frederick William Snelling
F. W. SnellingService no.1676Lance Corporal, London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles), 1st/15th BattalionDied on 18 September 1916Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France and on the St Michael’s Church War Shrine, Stockwell Park Road Frederick William Snelling was born on 3 November 1891 in Mile End, east London, the second son of Charles […]
Edwin Charles Smart
E. C. Smart Service no. 263068 Rifleman, Monmouthshire Regiment, 1st Battalion Born in Walworth; enlisted in Battersea Killed in action on 3 September 1917, aged 35 CWGC: “Husband of Elizabeth Ann Smart, of 12, Thorparch Rd. Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Loos Memorial, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 On 7 November 1917 Elizabeth Ann […]
William Herbert Smale
W. H. Smale Service no. 6810 Private, East Surrey Regiment, “C” Coy., 1st Battalion Died age 30 on 29 July 1916 Son of Martha Tucker (formerly Smale) of 3 Kenchester Street, South Lambeth, London, and the late William James Smale. Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France Brother of Joseph Charles Smale
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 […]
Ernest Thomas Skudder
E. T. Skudder Service no. 651614 Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 21st Battalion Enlisted at Camberwell; lived in Clapham Wounded accidentally on 18 February 1918, aged 20. Remembered at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 SKUDDER, E. T., Rifleman, 21st London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles). He volunteered […]
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, […]