All WW1 Names
ABBOTT FRANK MACLEAN
Of HMS Surprise died 23.12.1917 age 24, son of John Colpoys and Nellie Buchanan Abbott of Travancore, India. Memorial CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, grave 20. Found
ABBOTT, JOHN GURNEY
Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Bn. attd. 59th Trench Mortar Bty. Died 21/09/1917 Age 27 Panel 145 to 147.TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Son of Donald
ABEL JAMES EDGAR MC
2nd Lt RWK 6th Bn. Died 22.12.1917 age 37, buried at HONNECHY BRITISH CEMETERY. Son of James born 1845, manager bookbinding and Hannah Ruth born
ABURROW WILLIAM
Pioneer 124824 Royal Engineers 13th Labour Bn. Died 23/01/1916 age 47 Grave Pink’s. 8. 20. PORTSMOUTH (KINGSTON) CEMETERY Husband of Ellen Aburrow, of 7, Stanmore
ABURROW WILLIAM
Pioneer 124824 Royal Engineers13th Labour Bn. Died 23/01/1916 age 47 Grave Pink’s. 8. 20. PORTSMOUTH (KINGSTON) CEMETERY. Husband of Ellen Aburrow, of 7, Stanmore Terrace,
ADAMS JOHN BERNARD PYE
Lt Royal Welsh Fusiliers died 27.2 1917 age 26. Buried COUIN NEW BRITISH CEMETERY. Son of Harold John and Georgina Adams of St Johns, Oakwood
ADAMS P L
Two possibilities Lt Adams of Machine Gun Corps died 3.10.1916 bur Doingt Communal Cemetery East. Or Private Adams of the York and Lancaster 6th Bn
ADCOCK JOSEPH BENJAMIN
Sapper Royal Engineers, L Signal Bn, died 21.4.1918. Buried HARINGHE BANDAGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY. Born abt 1886 Wandsworth, married Lilian Baker of Bromley 1915.
AERTS, FRANCIS ROBERT MC
Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 13th Bn. Died 26/12/1919 Age 26 Grave P7. 8097. BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY.
AERTS, NORMAN ARTHUR
Rifleman 303096 London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th Bn. Died 13/05/1917 Age 19 Grave XVIII. M. 18A. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Son of Emily Clara and
AITCHISON DOUGLAS JAMES
RAF and Royal Field Artillery died 17.4.1918 of septicaemia at the RFC hospital, Hampstead, age 21 following an aeroplane accident in Palestine 30-12-17 Buried CAMBERWELL
ALISON, LAUGHTON HASSARD
Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. Died15/05/1915, Panel 30. Memorial LE TOURET MEMORIAL. Visitor to 27 Southend Rd, Beckenham as a Cambridge student in
ALLFREY N L
Not in CWGC or among 90 in National Archives. But could it be Capt Hugh Lionel Allfrey son of Edward Richmond Allfrey of Eden Park
AMNER GEORGE CECIL
29087 Private Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 6th Bn formerly 1218, City of London R. Fusiliers. Born Brixton, lived Bermondsey, Killed in action 23 Aug
ANDERSON ERNEST GEORGE
Died long after the echo of guns died away. He enlisted in the Bucks Hussars and transferred to the Fusiliers. Twice gassed, he returned to
ANDERSON, HENRY LAWRENCE
Lieutenant Colonel 9th Bhopal Infantry Died 29/10/1914 Age:47 Grave VI. F. 2. PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE Son of Maj. Gen. Robert Patrick Anderson and
ARCHER WILLIAM GEORGE
33892 Private Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 13th Bn, formerly 043735, R.A.S.C. Killed in action 21 Dec 1917. Grave II. A. 14.
ARNOLD CHARLES
S/1118 Private Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Bn Died of wounds 25 April 1915 in the Canadian Dressing Station at St Julien as
ASHDOWN ALBERT
Serjeant G/378 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)”A” Coy. 8th Bn. Died 5/10/1918 Age 30 Panel 7. VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL Son of John and Jemina Ashdown,
ASTE NORMAN HENRY
2nd Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery23rd Heavy Bty. Died 04/08/1916 Age 27 Grave I. M. 22. ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Son of John and Margaret Aste.
ASTON DOUGLAS PHILIP
Private 43329 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers1st Bn. Died 23/04/1917 Age 21 Panel 6, ARRAS MEMORIAL. Son of Christopher Penrhyn Aston and Emma Aston, of 28, St.
ATKINSON LEWIS De BURGH
1413, Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Bn. Awards:Mentioned in Despatches Died 16/08/1916 Age 35 Pier and Face 7 C THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Educated at The Whitgift
AUDOYER JOHN
Killed in action on or about 21/8/1915 Son of Mrs Audoyer 14 Villiers Rd, Beckenham, born abt 1888 Lewisham. BJ 10/8/1918 recorded his brother Thomas
BARKER F C C and BARKER W O
Details cannot be found in the CWGC or Nat Archives. There is Frederick Charles George Barker 246568 born Chelsea and William Clifford Barker 18949 with
BARNES, JOHN WALDEGRAVE PERCY
Private 30133 Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Garrison Bn. Died 01/10/1917 Age: 26 Grave P6. 7438. BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY Son of the late John George Waldegrave
BARTHOLOMEW, BENJAMIN JAMES
Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn. Killed in action 18/11/1916 Age 20. Grave I. Z. 13. BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDELBECOURT. Son of Mr. M. and
BARTON WILLIAM DUNN
Rifleman R/3219 King’s Royal Rifle Corps 12th Bn Died of wounds 19 Mar 1917 France & Flanders, age 25. Enlisted Southwark, born Kensington abt 1887
BASKERVILLE, JOHN FRANCIS
Private 19398 Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Died 30/11/1917 Age 32 Panel 2. CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL Son of John Baskerville; husband of Alice Maud Baskerville, of
BEASLEY CHARLES
Pte Australian Infantry AIF 25th Bn. Died 5/8/1916 just before his brother William, age 28 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL. Reported missing 29 July 1916. BJ 16/9/1916
BEASLEY, WILLIAM
L/Corporal G/393 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Bn. Died of wounds as POW 18/08/1916 Grave V. C. 7. HAMBURG CEMETERY Enlisted Bromley. Family
BEATSON ROGER STEWART MONTRESOR
Lieutenant King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Bn. attd. 10th Bn. Killed in action. 01/07/1916 Age 25 Mem. B. 6. GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE.
BEATSON WALTER WILLIAM GORDON
Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps. Died in a flying accident at Hounslow on 18/07/1916 Age 18 Grave E/4. 84. BEDFORD CEMETERY, BEDFORDSHIRE Younger brother of
BEAUCHAMP WILLIAM EDWARD
Private G/37712 The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Bn. Killed in action 21/10/1917 Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A. TYNE COT MEMORIAL
BECKFORD CYRIL EWART
Rifleman R/14365 King’s Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. Died of wounds 17/05/1916 Age: 22 Grave III. L. 7. ST. PATRICK’S CEMETERY, LOOS Son of Joshua
BEER ALBERT
Pte L/10976 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Bn. Killed in action 16 Apr 1917 Bay 7 ARRAS MEMORIAL. Born Lewisham, residence Penge. Enlisted
BEER HENRY OLIVER
Second Lieutenant Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Bn Went out to France in August 1915. Killed in action in the advance at Loos
BELCHER E A
Gunner 207489 Royal Field Artillery, 4th reserve Bde. Died 6.3.1917 buried Little Totham All Saints churchyard, Essex. Only one of this name on the CWGC
BELCHER FRANKLIN NARES
L/Corp 2916 7th London Regiment Born 1881, age at enlistment 37. Died 9 Sept 1918, Kent. 1911 Address: The Briars Lessness Park Belvedere County: Kent
BELCHER, ALBERT EDWARD
Private G/11820 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Bn. Killed in action 07/10/1916 Pier and Face 11 C. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Born abt 1894 Beckenham,
BENFIELD, FREDERICK WILLIAM
Private 2168 Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Sanitary Sect Died of wounds 8/06/1916 Age 37 Grave I. P. 16. MAILLY WOOD CEMETERY, MAILLY-MAILLET Son of
BENHAM, WALTER EDWARD
Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery “A” Bty. 245th Bde. Died 03/11/1918 Age 32 Grave S. V. E. 4. ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN Husband of
BENNETT, RISDON MACKENZIE
Lieutenant Royal Air Force 204th Sqdn. formerly Royal Naval Air Service Died 28/09/1918 Age 18 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL Son of Dr. James H. Bennett,
BERTOLLE, GUSTAVE
Rifleman A/200135 King’s Royal Rifle Corps 17th Bn. Killed in action 06/10/1916 Age 36 Grave I. G. 17. BLIGHTY VALLEY CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE WOOD Son of
BEWSHEA, CLAUDIAN ALFRED
Lance Corporal G/10069 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Bn. Killed in action 04/10/1917 Panel 106 to 108 TYNE COT MEMORIAL Born abt 1891
BEWSHEA, SIDNEY ROBERT
Private 8405 Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. Killed in action 31/10/1914 Age 32 Grave I. D. 6. LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURGL’AVOUE Son of George Bewshea,
BLACKMAN, JAMES EDWARD
Stoker 1st Class K/2972 Royal Navy H.M.S. “Jason.” Struck a mine and sank off West coast of Scotland. Died 03/04/1917 Age 25 Grave O. 191.
BLAKE CHARLES EDWIN NORMAN MC
Major Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery 70th Bde. Killed in action 30/07/1918 Age 32 Grave III. F. 9. BUZANCY MILITARY CEMETERY Son of
BLAKE HENRY
L.Corp G/4074 Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Bn. Reported from a wounded comrade from B Co RWK 6thBn, in the Lewis Gun section.
BOAKES WILLIAM
Rifleman 3845 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade, Died 25.4.15 L29 Y-FARM MILITARY CEMETERY BOIS-GRENIER Son John William and Elizabeth Boakes, 40 Chancery Lane, Beckenham, born abt
BOILING ERIC
Private G/2220 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Bn. Killed in action 26/09/1915 Panel 15 to 19. LOOS MEMORIAL Born Oxford, lived S Norwood, enlisted
BOLTON, HENRY ROBERT ARTHUR
Rifleman 472466 London Regiment (The Rangers) “D” Coy. 12th Bn. Killed in action. 09/04/1917 Age 19 Grave I. A. 40. LONDON CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-VITASSE Husband of
BOND, ALBERT WILLIAM
Private 25198 East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn Died 20/05/1918 Age 37. Grave Plot 2. Row D. Grave 5. TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES Son of Richard
BOND, LESLIE HORACE GEORGE
Pte 245296 Manchester Reg 2nd Bn. Died 30/08/1918 Age 20 Grave I. H. 9. BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY Son of Clarence A. and Louisa M. Bond,
BOOTH, SYDNEY EDWIN
Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 20th Sqdn. Died in flying accident 03/12/1918 Grave N. 1. CHARLEROI COMMUNAL CEMETERY Born 1895, served since Sept 1914, husband
BOWDEN, STANLEY
Rifleman 650721 London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Bn. posted to 2nd/ 23rd Bn. Died 25/4/1917 KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY Son of Harry Charles and Rosa
BOWEN H C
Thomas Bowen lives at 2 Trenholme Rd, Anerley but no connection established and nothing in CWGC
BOWMAN THOMAS FREDERICK
Private 41733 Royal Fusiliers Died 26.3.1920 grave P7 8200 BECKENHAM CEMETERY as reported in the BJ. Born abt 1878, married 1906 Ellen Freeman, 1911 lived
BOWMAN, ALFRED JAMES
Rifleman 2938 London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Bn. Died 01/10/1915 Age 24 Panel 134. LOOS MEMORIAL Son of Thomas and Rosina Jane Bowman, of
BRACKLEY HORACE
Pte G/20227 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Bn. Died of wounds 23/06/1917 Age 36 Grave XIV. LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Husband of Daisy Olive Brackley,
BRADY GERALD CHARLES
Private 14981 Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn. Killed in action 26/09/1916 Pier and Face 7 B. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Born Kensington, Middlesex, lived Beckenham, enlisted London
BRAND W
Private Walter Brand 2177 of the 6th Seaforth Highlanders who was killed in action on the 15th June 1915, Festubert, France. He was the second
BRAYBROOK ARTHUR CHARLES
Pte 22943 EssexRegiment Died 20/10/1915 IV.B.213 PORTIANOS MILITARY CEMETERY. Son of Mr C Braybrook 5 Kimberley Rd, Beckenham
BRAYBROOK HORACE V
15355 B Co 2nd Middlesex Reg, was buried with full military honours at Elmers End cemetery on 23 Oct 1919. Enlisted at the beginning of
BRECK ALBERT G
Private G/14419 Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Bn. Died 18/09/1918 age 31 Grave VI. C. 9. JEANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Son of George and Nancy Breck,
BROOK C D
There is Brook C D of the Army Service Corps died 5/9/1916 France but not Brooke C D.
BROOK, JAMES EDWARD BLYTHE
Private 3019 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 28th Bn. Died 29/07/1916 Age 26 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL Son of Benjamin Blythe Brook and the late Martha Elizabeth Brook, of
BROOK, NEVILL BENJAMIN BLYTHE
Company Quartermaster Serjeant 869 Northumberland Fusiliers “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Died 27/04/1915 Age 25 Panel 8 and 12. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Brother of James
BROWN JAMES LAMBERT
Private G/19322 Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) Bn1/8th (T.F.) Killed in action 30/11/1917 Panel 9 CAMBRAI MEMORIAL LOUVERAL Born Beckenham 1888, lived Chiswick, enlisted
BROWN PHILIP ANTHONY
Lieutenant 12351 Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Killed in action 04/11/1915 age 29 Grave I. F. 5. RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D’ARMENTIERES Son of
BROWN ROBERT JAMES
Private G/320 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Bn. Killed in action 08/03/1916 age 18, Panel 95 to 97. LOOS MEMORIAL Born Brixton, Surrey,
BROWN THEODORE ANTHONY
MC Captain The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) “B” Coy. 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn Died 15/04/1917 Age 27 Panel 15 to 19. Memorial LOOS MEMORIAL
BRYAN JOHN HOLT
Private 2675 Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary’s Regiment) Died 11/12/1915 age 39. Grave E. 148. ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Son of John and
BRYANT THOMAS ARTHUR
Lance Corporal 56771 Welsh Regiment 14th Bn. Killed in action 19/04/1918 Grave IV. F. 3. WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Born Beckenham, lived Anerley, enlisted Cardiff
BULPITT HARRY SIDNEY GEORGE
Private 5363 Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers Died of wounds 21/06/1917 Grave C.
BUNTING HARRY
Private 240896 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Bn. Killed in action 28/03/1918 Panel 58 and 59. POZIERES MEMORIAL Born Beckenham, enlisted Bromley.
BUNTING, JOHN HENRY
Private 8153 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) 1st Bn. Died 20/09/1914, age 27 LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, of
BURBRIDGE R W
Possibly Burbidge. Louisa Burbidge lived 12 Oak Grove Anerley with son William Herbert b 1892
BURCH HARRY MM
Corporal 16578 Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Bn. Formerly 8000, Dragoons. Died of wounds 13/10/1916 age 32 Grave I. L. 10. GROVE TOWN
BURGOYNE ALFRED
Driver T3/030457 Army Service Corps 211th H.T. Coy. Died Home, 04/03/1915, age 31 Grave Screen Wall. X4. 1. 6829. BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY Husband of
BURLES PHILLIP HENRY
Private G/12901 Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Bn. Died 28/08/1916 age19 Pier and Face 11 C. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Son of Philip and Harriett
BURTONSHAW JOHN HORACE
Lance Corporal G/4829 The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Bn. Died 14/07/1916 Age 36 Grave XVI. X. 3. OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY Husband of Selina
BURTONSHAW WILLIAM ALBERT
G/1673 Private Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Bn Killed in action 28 Aug 1915 Pier & Face 11.C THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Enlisted Bromley, born
BUSH JOHN EDWARD
Pte 228165 London Regiment 1st Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Formerly 936, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action 20 Nov 1917 Grave B.8. LOUVERAL MILITARY CEMETERY
BUTCHER, THOMAS HORELAND
Private G/18881 Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn. Died 13/08/1918 age 19 Panel 6. VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL Son of James Butcher, of 7, Lea Rd, Beckenham
BUTLER HARRY
Pte 3545 HAC 2nd Bn. Died of wounds 1/12/1916 age 26 grave Green Dump Cemetery Mem 11. ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY BEAUMONT HAMEL. Late of Manor
BUTTERIS JOHN GEORGE
Private G/2669 The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Bn. Died of wounds 02/07/1916 Grave II. B. 30. DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Enlisted Lambeth, born
BYRON CLEMENT JOHN
Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 2nd. Bn. Killed in action 10/01/1917 Grave Reference B. 34. BEAUMONT-HAMEL BRITISH CEMETERY. Son of John and Clara Byron, of
CANNINGS ALBERT EDWARD
Private 8110 Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Bn. Killed in action 04/12/1916 age 19 Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D. Memorial THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Born Chelsea,
CANNON LEONARD ROBERT
Private TR/10/23441 East Surrey Regiment 10th Bn, Training Reserve 30th Bn. Formerly T.R./9/2268 25th Bn Died Home 28/08/1917 Grave W5. 7421. BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY
CARMAN LESLIE GUY
Second Lieutenant Mentioned in Despatches. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Bn. K Killed in action 04/10/1916 , age 19. Grave XIII. F. 8. SERRE
CARR, BERNARD WILLIAM JAMES
Private 515859 London Regiment Bn: 14th (County of London) (London Scottish) Killed in action 23/08/1918 Grave VIII. N. 26. CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ Born Peckham,
CARTER FREDERICK W
Rifleman 43758 B Co Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Bn. Died of wounds at 61st Field Ambulance 31/3/1918. SAINS-EN-AMIENOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Youngest son of Mr &
CASSIDY ALBERT
Pte G/12671 British Expeditionary Force Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn. Died of wounds 29 Nov 1917 III.A.17. TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY. Born 1887, enlisted Bromley.
CASSIDY WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE
Pte 39647 Northumberland Fusiliers Bn 12/13th Formerly T/ 260844, R.A.S.C. Killed in action 8/10/1918 Panel 3. VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL Enlisted Park Royal, London Born abt 1898
CATHIE SIDNEY
Pte 31776, Northumberland Fusiliers 11th Bn. Killed Somme Sunday 24/9/1916, age 26 Thiepval memorial, BJ 22/9/1917