C. B. Farrell Service no. 8272 Colour Serjeant, South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died after a fall from his horse, age 26, on 15 April 1916 CWGC: “Son of Michael and Elizabeth Farrell, of 66, Dalyell Road, Brixton, London. Born at Warrington.” Remembered at Streatham Park Cemetery National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 FARRELL, […]
Jules Benjamin Alfred Desaleux
J. B. A. Desaleux Service no. 1250216 Gunner, Canadian Field Artillery, 76th Bty. Reserve Bde. Died age 29 on 25 May 1917 Son of J. B. A. and Edith Desaleux, of London, England; husband of Alice E. Desaleux, of 1399, Winnipeg Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Remembered at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent Brother of Ernest William Desaleux and Frederick […]
Geoffrey William John Dee
G.W.J. DeePrivate, 24th (County of London) Bn (The Queen’s)Service no. Regiment 720356Died on 15 February 1920, aged 23, after discharge Chris Burge writes: Geoffrey Dee was born on 26 November 1896 in Woolwich, southeast London, the first child of John Edwin and Emma Churchill (née Loftin) Dee, who had married earlier in the year. Geoffrey […]
Albert Curtis
A. Curtis Service no. SS/8149 Private, Army Service Corps Died on 30 August 1915, aged 35 Remembered at Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen Road, Earlsfield, south-west London Albert Curtis left a widow, Forence Maud Curtis, living at Paradise Road, Stockwell, and five young children. Albert married Florence in 1906, and worked as an upholsterer and maker of […]
Edward George Cox
Chris Burge writes: E.G. CoxRifleman, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), ‘B’ Coy. Service no. 590198 Died in hospital in the UK on 18 February 1919, aged 22Remembered at West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium Edward George Cox was born on 10 May 1896 and baptised at Holy Trinity (demolished in 1953), Vauxhall Bridge Road in Pimlico […]
Victor Leslie Corben
V. L. Corben Second Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers Secondary Regiment: Rifle Brigade, attd. 52nd Battalion Died age 23 on 22 July 1918 Son of Fred and Esther Margaret Corben, of “Stonehaven”, 55 St Albans Avenue, Bournemouth. Born in London. Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, London SW17 In July 1918 Victor Leslie Corben, a Second Lieutenant attached to […]
Albert Tom William Cook
A. T. W. Cook Service no. Z/447 Rifleman, Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion Died on 11 July 1916 Remembered at Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery, London SW17 National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 COOK, A. T. W., Rifleman, Rifle Brigade. He volunteered in 1914 and was drafted to the Western Front the following year. During his service […]
Frederick Harold Capewell
F. H. Capewell Service no. G/75140 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 17th Battalion Died age 18 on 1 April 1918 Son of Brian Charles and Lily Rosina Capewell of 35 Union Road, Clapham. Remembered at West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium Brother of Brian Harvey Capewell Information from the Capewell family “Fred was due to take over his father’s […]
