G. A. Pelling Service no. C/3505 Rifleman (served as batman), King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 17th Battalion Born in Wandsworth, enlisted in London Died 1920, aged 26 (not listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database) Medals Silver war badge no. 169847 (War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. Silver War Badge. RG […]
George Pearcey
G. Pearcey Service no. 202274 Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st Battalion Enlisted at Handel Street Died on 19 January 1919 (theatre of war is given as “home”), aged 34 CWGC: “Son of Mrs Ada Pearcey, of 104 Stockwell Road, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 Information from the 1911 census […]
Joseph Charles Murray
Died in London on 7 May 1920 from illness
Harry George Mead
H. G. Mead Service no. 37888 Private, Royal Fusiliers, 37th Battalion, transferred to 63909, Labour Corps Died on 4 November 1920 at about age 42 CWGC: “Husband of Ada Mead, of 40, Wilcox Rd., South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Lambeth Cemetery, Tooting, London SW17 British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 In 1919, when the pension […]
Alfred Hine
A. Hine Driver, Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 280th Bde. Service no. 925397 Died of wounds on 7 September 1917 “Son of Thomas George and Frances Hine, of 24, Union St., Clapham, London.” Brother of William Frederick Hine Remembered at Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, south-east London Information from the 1911 census Alfred and William F. […]
Herbert Thomas Head
H.T. Head. Private, 3rd Reserve Cavalry RegimentService no. 7211Died on 26 December 1916, aged 37, after discharge Chris Burge writes: Herbert Thomas Head was born in 1879 to parents William and Sarah. He was baptised Herbert Thomas William Head, at St Stephen’s, Villa Street, Walworth Common, Southwark, on 21 August 1879. His father William was […]
William Joseph Harman
W. J. Harman Service no. R/7894 Lance Corporal, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Battalion Died on 5 December 1917 CWGC: “Husband of Lillian Maud Harman, of 47 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London.” Remembered at Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery
Harry Frank Handel
H. F. HandelService no. 16005Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 20th Reserve Bty.Died age 34 on 9 March 1915Handel died at home on 9 March 1915 from pneumonia, mitral disease (disease of the heart valves) and heart failure.CWGC: “Husband of A. H. Handel, of 2 Arlington Mansions, 18A Morat Street, Brixton, London. Served in the South African […]
Alfred Bernard Gude
A. B. Gude Service no. 1556 Private, London Regiment, 24th Battalion Born in Clapham; enlisted in Kennington; lived in Stockwell Died aged about 19 on 16 June 1915 Remembered at Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery, London SW16 Information from the censuses In 1911 the Gude family lived at 26 Willington Road, Stockwell, where they occupied 4 rooms.Thomas […]
John Morgan French
J. M. FrenchService no. 668Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, 1st/5th Glamorgan Bde.Born in Lambeth; enlisted in CardiffDied of wounds aged 25 on 31 August 1916CWGC: “Son of John W. French, of 282, South Lambeth Rd., London.”Remembered at Richmond Cemetery, Surrey Information from the 1901 census In 1901 the French family lived at 59 Mawbey Street, South […]