G. J. WattsService no. S/1117Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 1st BattalionBorn in Westminster; enlisted in LondonKilled in action on 23 April 1915, aged 34CWGC: “Husband of Elizabeth J. Watts, of 75 Thorparch Road [this is an error, it is 95 Thorparch Road], Wandsworth Road, Lambeth, London.”Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium […]
Alfred Herbert Watts
A. H. Watts Service no. 44390 Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, 15th Battalion; formerly London Regiment Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Lambeth Killed in action on 14 October 1918, aged 20 CWGC: “Son of Mrs S. J. Watts, of 28 Rosetta Street, South Lambeth, London.” Remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium […]
Arthur Spurgeon Waterman
A. S. WatermanService no. 3295Private, Royal Fusiliers, 12th BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in BrixtonKilled in action on 18 July 1916, aged about 23Remembered at Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Information from the censuses Arthur Spurgeon Waterman, named after the famous preacher and founder of Stockwell Orphanage, was a house painter. Aged […]
William George Ware
W. G. WareService no. 1187Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd BattalionBorn in Brixton; enlisted in Westminster; lived in LambethKilled in action on 27 March 1915CWGC: “Son of Mr W. H. Ware, of 34 Bessborough Gardens, Westminster, London.”Remembered at Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, Nord, France and St Andrew’s Church, Landor Road, London SW9 Information from […]
Arthur Ambrose Wallis
A. A. WallisService no. 30098Private, Welsh Regiment, 2nd BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in Camberwell; lived in LambethKilled in action on 8 September 1916, aged 18Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Information from the censuses In 1911 Arthur Ambrose Wallis was a 13-year-old schoolboy living in three rooms at 29 Fountain Street (off Wandsworth Road, south […]
George William Wakelin
G. W. WakelinService no. G/11762Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 10th BattalionBorn in Clerkenwell; enlisted in Chelsea; lived in StockwellKilled in action on 27 July 1916, aged 29CWGC: “Son of George Fordham Wakelin and Alice Ann Wakelin, of Stockwell, London.”Remembered at London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium Information from the censuses George William […]
William Childs Wadmore
C. W. WadmoreService no. R/31892Rifleman, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 10th BattalionBorn in Stockwell; enlisted in CamberwellKilled in action on 9 January 1917, aged about 21Remembered at Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, Somme, France Identification I believe there is an error on the memorial. I can find no trace of a C. W. Wadmore, but there is evidence […]
Thomas Vincent
T. VincentService no. 10262Lance Corporal, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st BattalionBorn in Lambeth; enlisted in Hertford; lived in ClaphamKilled in action on 22 October 1914, aged 19CWGC: “Son of Maria Vincent, of 106 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, and the late Thomas Vincent.”Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France Information from the 1911 census Thomas Vincent, 15 in […]
Albert Henry Vickers
A. H. VickersService no.10022Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 2nd BattalionBorn in Stockwell; enlisted in London; lived in StockwellKilled in action on 28 January 1917, aged 20CWGC: “Son of Thomas and Sarah Vickers, of Stockwell, London.”Remembered at Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France Information from the censuses Albert Henry Vickers, 15 in 1911, was one of 10 […]
George Edwards Verney
G. E. VerneyService no. G/13935Private, Royal Sussex Regiment, 13th BattalionBorn in Brixton; enlisted in LambethKilled in action on 26 September 1917, aged 33CWGC: “Son of George Verney, of 53 Dalberg Road, Brixton, London.”Remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Information from the censuses Brixton-born George Edward Verney was a baker. Aged 26, he was living with […]