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
Horace Stillwell
H. Stillwell Service no. G/6781 Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Battalion Born in 1890 in Bethnal Green Killed in action on 28 September 1915, aged about 25 Remembered at Loos Memorial, France British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920 The file for Horace Stillwell is very damaged, with ripped pages and what looks like […]
William Edward Smith
W.E. SmithRifleman, Rifle Brigade, 12th Bn. Service no. S/2933Killed in action on 25 September 1915, aged 18Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium Chris Burge writes: William Edward Smith was born in Lambeth on 18 April 1897 and baptised on 16 May 1897 at St Saviour’s, St George’s Square, Pimlico. He was the first child of […]
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 […]
Norman Victor Riva
N.V. RivaService no. 1891Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in LambethKilled in action on 31 March 1915, aged 18CWGC: “Son of Mr E. Riva, of 46 Priory Grove, South Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, France Information from the censuses Norman Riva, 14 in 1911, was […]
John James Renton
J. H. Renton This may be an error on Stockwell War Memorial. There is a John James Renton in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. He lived at 12 Stockwell Cottages and was the son of J.H. Renton. This entry gives his details. J. J. RentonService no. 6074Private, East Surrey Regiment, 2nd BattalionKilled in action […]
Frederick Thomas George Pulsford
Died aged 17 on 21 April 1915 while helping a wounded comrade
Henry John Preston
H. J. PrestonService no. 2462Lance Corporal, London Regiment, 1st/24th BattalionKilled in action on 26 May 1915, aged 24CWGC: “Son of William and Ellen Preston, of 33, Stockwell Rd., Clapham, London.”Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census Henry John Preston was the son of William and Ellen Preston. The 1911 census lists […]
Percy William Arthur Philcox
P. W. A. PhilcoxService no. 3252Rifleman, London Regiment (The Rangers), “C” Coy. 1st/12th BattalionKilled in action on 8 May 1915, aged 24CWGC: “Son of Alice E. Philcox, of 15 Palace Rd., Streatham Hill, London, and the late Alfred James Philcox.”Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, on the war shrine at St Michael’s Church, Stockwell […]
Eli John Palmer
E. J. PalmerPrivate, Devonshire Regiment, 9th BattalionDied 30 September 1915, aged about 20Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France This identification was made by Chris Burge, who writes: Eli John Palmer was born in 1895, the sole child of parents Eli John and Julia Susan Palmer. Eli’s mother was 45 at the time of his birth […]