G. D. T. Drewery Service no. L/5032 Officer’s Steward 2nd Class, Royal Navy, H.M.S. “Partridge” Died age 21 on 12 December 1917 Son of George Talbot Drewery and Louisa Emma Drewery, of 25 Lansdowne Road Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial The Partridge was sunk by four German destroyers in the North Sea while escorting a […]
Arthur Stephen Crumpler
A. S. Crumpler Service no. SS/112057 Leading Stoker, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Cornwallis Died on 9 January 1917, aged 22 Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent Crumpler was one of 15 men who died when the Cornwallis was torpedoed by the German U-boat (U-32) off Malta. He had previously survived the sinking of the Cressy, which […]
William Alfred Crowther
W. A. Crowther Service no. K/27519 Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy, HMS Vanguard. Died age 19 on 9 July 1917 Son of Mrs. M. Flowerdew (formerly Crowther), of 16 Birds Hill, Railway Side, Letchworth, Herts. Native of Clapham, London. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial The Vanguard exploded on 9 July 1917. You can read about […]
Harold Clough
H. CloughService no. M/13358Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, Royal Navy, HMS Queen MaryDied age 35 on 31 May 1916Son of Abraham and Sarah Clough, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorks; husband of Martha Clough, of 50 Kay Road, StockwellRemembered at Chatham Naval Memorial See also William Archibald Edward Carter who also died on the HMS Queen Mary.
Arthur Ernest Newton Chance
A. E. N. Chance Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Howe Bn. R.N. Div. Killed in action 13 November 1916, aged 24 Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the 1911 census In 1911 the Chance family was living in 7 rooms at 24 Winslade Road, London SW2. Lambeth-born Henry Chance, 56, was a journalist; […]
Thomas Cavalier
T. C. Cavalier Service no. 468539 Able Seaman, Mercantile Marine Reserve, RFA Reliance Died age 27 on 20 January 1918 Son of Mrs E. Cavalier, of 14 Irving Grove, Stockwell Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial Thomas Cavalier was killed on HMS Louvain after it was attacked by a U-boat (UC22) in the Eastern Mediterranean. The […]
William Archibald Edward Carter
W. A. E. Carter Service no. J/25992 Ordinary Signalman, Royal Navy, HMS Queen Mary Died age 18 on 31 May 1916 Son of Archibald and Florence Louisa Carter, of 113 South Lambeth Road Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial The HMS Queen Mary was sunk by the SMS Seydlitz at the Battle of Jutland. Of the […]
Brian Harvey Capewell
B. H. Capewell Service no. M/15985 Ship’s Steward Assistant, Royal Navy, H.M.S. “Vala.” Died age 23 on 21 August 1917 Son of Brian Charles and Lily Rosina Capewell, of 35 Union Road, Clapham, London. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial, West Norwood Cemetery, London SE27 Brother of Frederick Harold Capewell HMS “Vala” was a Q boat […]
William Bird
W. Bird Service no. J/24752 Able Seaman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. “Princess Royal.” Died at around age 22 on 18 July 1918 Son of William Bird, of 21, Irving Grove, Stockwell, London. Also remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Screen Wall and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London SW9 Information from the 1901 and 1911 censuses In 1911 William Bird […]
Percy Bigg
P. Bigg Service no. CH/17624 Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. “Formidable” Died age 19 on 1 January 1915 Son of Alfred Bigg, of 12, Thorparch Road, Wandsworth. Born at Lambeth. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial and at Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9 Private Bigg died after H. M. S. “Formidable” was torpedoed by a […]