Private 40917 Suffolk Regiment 8th Bn.  Died 12/10/1917 Age 37 Panel 40 to 41 and 162 to 162A. TYNE COT MEMORIAL  Son of William James

Serjeant T4/038132 Army Service Corps attd. 79th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps.    Died Balkans 17/10/1918 Grave VI. H. 26.  DOIRAN MILITARY CEMETERY.  Born Greenwich,

Lieutenant Colonel Leinster Regiment Commanding 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers.                    Died  01/07/1916  Age 43  Grave  III. A. 1. OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY Hill G. Son

Ldg Boatman (CG) (AB) 129891  Royal Navy   Died 3 /2/1915 The armed merchant cruiser HMS Clan Mcnaughton  was mined with the loss of all 281

There are 5 men with this name on the CWGC

39 records on CWGC

Lt Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Newbury  Died at sea 15.2.1918 Grave R2.7171 BECKENHAM CEMETERY. Born 1893.

163 records on CWGC

Rifleman 48081 Rifle Brigade posted to Post Office Rifles. Died of wounds  in field ambulance 27/4/1918, age 18 grave XIII.B.6 ST PIERRE AMIENS. Son of

Pte Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers formerlyRoyal Berkshire Regiment and ANC. Died 28/11/1917 age 25. Son of Mr & Mrs J Hills of Post Office, Bromley Gardens,

Private L/7263 The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Bn.  Died 31/10/1914 Panel 11 – 13 and 14.  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL  Born abt 1885

Sapper 151734 Royal Engineers.  Died from heat stroke age 39 in the Persian Gulf. Grave X.D.5 BAGHDAD WAR CEMETERY. Husband of Florence Bena Hoare with

Second Lieutenant London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 2nd/21st Bn. Died 31/10/1917 Age 20  Grave J. 74. Cemetery BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY.  Son of Frank Henry and

No trace found in BMDs census or CWGC

Lance Corporal 762548 London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) “B” Coy. 1st/ 28th Bn.  Died 30/10/1917 Age 28  Panel 153. TYNE COT MEMORIAL.  Son of James Bunting

Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 9th Bn. attd. 5th Bn.  Died 08/08/1916 Age 21 Pier and Face 11 D.  THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.  Son of Alfred MacGregor

Second Lieutenant Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Bn.  Killed in action 03/07/1916 age 30 Grave IX. B. 1.  OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY .   Probate 

 Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers  54th Field Coy  Died 30/11/1915 Age 25 Panel 4 and 5. LOOS MEMORIAL.  Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G.

Second Lieutenant 76116 Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Died 14/09/1918 Age 38 Grave North of Chancel. SHIRLEY (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD.  Son of Henry and Frances Hughes,

14 records on CWGC match the name

Possibly Henry died 18/10/1918 Delhi

Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade16th Bn.  Died 22/09/1917 Age 37 Grave  IV. E. 25. RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY.  Son of Thomas and Matilda Jane Ingram. 1911

Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 143rd Coy.  Died 16/04/1917 Age 34 Grave B. 4. SAULCOURT CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, GUYENCOURT SAULCOURT.  Son of Peter Inskipp; husband

Stoker 1st Class K/26074 Royal Navy H.M. S/M. “E47.” Died 20/08/1917 Age 21 Panel Reference 24. CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL  Son of Thomas Henry and Clara

 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery. Died 05/11/1916 Pier and Face 1 A and 8 A. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Killed in action. Born abt 1886 Pollokshield, Lanarkshire

Private 78883 Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn.  Died 27/08/1918 Age  18 Panel 3. VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Janes, of 48, St. Margarets Rd.,

 58 records match in CWGC

Acting Bombardier  40003 Royal Horse Artillery “Z” Bty. 5th Bde.  Died of wounds 08/11/1916  Grave X. 10. CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY.  Born Penge, enlisted Woolwich.

Surgeon on the armoured cruiser HMS Defence sunk during the Battle of Jutland with no survivors. Killed in action 31/5/1916 Age 37 Panel 10. PLYMOUTH

 10 records match the name in the CWGC.

Officer’s steward 3rd class Royal Navy, L/5676, HMS Simoom was one of 18 destroyers and 6 light cruisers sent to engage a German force in

C. Rifleman  321165  London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 1st/6th Bn. Died 15/09/1916 Age: 19  Pier and Face 9 D. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL  Son of William

2496 / 5 Royal West Surrey Regiment (10th Batn) Attestation 24/11/1915 Croydon. Age 20 Years 1 Month  1911 31 Linden Grove Sydenham. 

Private  8776 North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd  Bn.  Died 08/11/1918 Face 23. DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE)  (Buried Nowshera Mil. Cem. L. 28.).  Born Penge, lived Anerley. 

Private 62228 Royal Fusiliers 9th Bn.  Died 09/04/1917 age 20, Panel Bay 3. ARRAS MEMORIAL

Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn.   Died 01/07/1916 Age 26  Pier and Face 6 C.  THIEPVAL MEMORIAL  Son of Frederick and Rose Jones, of

Rifleman 554917 London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) “F” Coy.  Died 18/04/1917 home Age 18   Grave G. 1050.  LEWISHAM (LADYWELL) CEMETERY Enlisted Lewisham. Son of Walter

Lance Corporal 20260 Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn.  Killed in action.  20/08/1916 Grave  Sp. Mem. A. 15.  BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.  Born Lewisham  

Sergeant 723288 London Regiment  Bn 24th.  Killed in action 22 Aug 1918  France & Flanders   Birth Place Leyton,  residence 82 Craington Road Penge, enlisted Bromley.

Sapper 57395 Royal Engineers 91st Field Coy. Killed in action 26/9/1915 Panel 4 and 5 LOOS MEMORIAL, PAS DE CALAIS.  Born 1883, Penge,  lived 1911

Pte 2374 RWK transferred to Labour Corps 126553.  Died  age 21 7/2/1920 grave W5.6031, BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM & CEMETERY.  Son of Spencer Keeler and Ellen Jane,

Officers’ steward  2nd class HMS battle cruiser Queen Mary, age 21. The ship was one of two sunk at the Battle of Jutland  31/5/1916 when

Chief PO 1st RN 157171 HMS Queen Mary. Lost Jutland 31/5/1916 Born 16 Apr 1875 , Beckenham. Sister Millie 133, Beckenham Rd, Penge. Son of

Pte 8191 East Surrey Reg 8th Bn Died 7/8/1918 age 29 grave IV.E.15 VIGNACOURT BRITISH CEMETERY   Son of William H. and Clara Maria Killick, of

(sometimes KILMINSTER) Rifleman A/200174, 17th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died 16/9/1916 age 30 grave D.28  MAILLY-MAILLET COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Son of Edward George and

Lieutenant  Royal Fusiliers 9th Bn.   Killed in action 22/08/1918  Age 27 Grave B. 37. MEAULTE MILITARY CEMETERY  Brother of Edward Leonard Cyril, bp 1891.

Pte 201837 Northants Reg 7th Bn  Died 8/4/1918 Age 32 grave IV.D.7 ROYE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE. Husband of Rose Emily, 8 children, youngest 4

Gunner 38995 Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery C Bty 64th Bde. Killed in action 10/10/1915 Panel 3 LOOS MEMORIAL. Born Croydon, Surrey

Trooper 3171 Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) 2nd Life Guards “D” Sqdn.  Died 28/09/1917 , age 20

There are 21 in the National archives

Pte 17669 East Surrey Regiment 9th Bn.  Died Home 21/2/1919, grave C 106 BROMLEY (ST. LUKE’S) CEMETERY. Born Beckenham 1897, enlisted  Maidstone, lived Downswood Stables,

Pte 49533 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 160th Coy.  Died 18/01/1918 Grave  O. 101. JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY  Born abt 1896  Norfolk , Snettisham Age at enlistment:

Temp 2nd Lt Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn. Killed in action 20/11/1917 Panel 7 CAMBRAI MEMORIAL LOUVERVAL. Son of John and Mary Jane Knox, 24

Serjeant 5939 North Staffordshire Reg 1st Bn.  Died 21/05/1916 age 32 grave II. A. 1. DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY  Son of Josef and Emma Krepper, of

Leading seaman, 215363, Royal Navy H.M.S. “Aboukir.”  Leading seaman James Philip Kydd (Jim Smith) of 3 Mount Pleasant, Beckenham, aboard amoured cruiser HMS Aboukir when

Pte G/392 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Bn formerly 6th Bn. Killed in action 31/7/1917 Panel 45 and 47. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

Private 240378 Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd/5th Bn. attd. 8th Bn.  Died 02/09/1916 age 19 Pier and Face 11 C. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL  Son

Gunner 926360  Royal Field Artillery “B” Bty. 290th Bde.  Died 22/04/1917 Age 20 Grave I. C. 30 ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION  Son of Alfred and

Private 21614 Highland Light Infantry 7th (Blythswood) Bn Formerly 147130, R.F.A. Killed in action, Egypt, 8/11/1917,  Born London , bp 20/8/1882, lived Beckenham, occupation pre-war

Pte 15371 Machine Gun Corps infantry 111th Coy died 11/8/1916 III.D.3 HEILLY STATION CEMETERY MERICOURT-L’ABBE. Possible from CWGC

Second Lieutenant  London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 4th Bn.  Died 26/10/1917 age 32 Grave Sp. Mem. 3. POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY. Son of J. Gordon Langton and

Private TR10/193516 Training Reserve 24th Bn.  Died 22/10/1918 age. 19 Home, Grave W5. 7674. BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY. Son of John Larby, of 17, Acacia

Private G/40438 Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment “A” Coy. 2nd Bn. Formerly G/12675, Royal Sussex Regt.  Killed in action age 33, 27/05/1918 SOISSONS MEMORIAL.

Pte 263025 Cheshire Regiment 23rd Bn. Killed in action  31/08/1918 Grave I.J.2. OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL  Born 1899 in Penge of Italian parents, lived

There are 3 with this name on the CWGC but not connected with beckenham

There are 3 possibles from the CWGC: John Thomas died 5/9/1914 Royal Marine  HMS Pathfinder, Rifleman James Thomas died 19/8/1917 from the London Regiment and

Private 3321  London Regiment 1st/7th Bn. Killed in action 25/09/1915,  age 20.  Grave VIII. S. 3/21.CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ Lived in Beckenham. Born 1896. In

Alexander Lawson born abt 1900 is son of John and Alice Lawson of 35 Piquet Rd so brother of John Leighton Lawson.

Lance Corporal 10216  Seaforth Highlanders 1st Bn. Died 10/03/1915 Age 26 Panel 38 and 39 LE TOURET MEMORIAL.  Born at Barielly, India. Son of John

Private  89939  Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 24th Bn. Died 21/03/1918  Age 20 Grave III. L. 8.  ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION  Son of Arthur Ernest poultry

L/Corp G/8752 Queens Own Royal West Kent B Coy, 10th Bn. Died of wounds, 1/8 1917 age 29 grave I.A.38 GODEWERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE. Born

Pte 9492 Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn. Died 13/4/1915 panel 47 & 49 YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL Lived 29 Limes Rd, Beckenham. BJ 24/4/1915

Pte S/392918 Army Service Corps from National Archives

Private 253081 Canadian Infantry 28th Bn.  Died 01/10/1918 age 32 Grave II. A. 6. CANADA CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-CAMBRAI  Son of George and Emily Leonard, of 9,

Pte 253079 Canadian Infantry  28th Bn. Died 11/10/1918 , age 35, grave C.17, RAMILLIES BRITISH CEMETERY. Born Bromley By Bow, abt 1883, lived 119 Carr

Sergeant 240620 Queens Own Royal West Kent 1st Bn. Died 4/10/1917 Panel 106 to 108 TYNE COT MEMORIAL Son of auctioneer Herbert Levens and Lucy

Private 47202 Northumberland Fusiliers  22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn.  Died 16/04/1917 age 35 Grave IV. D. 25. BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY. Husband of Lily Lewarne, of 5,

Pte 30105 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers “C” Coy. 7th/8th Bn.  Died 16/08/1917 , age 41 Panel 70 to 72.  TYNE COT MEMORIAL.  Son of William and

Private S/13598 Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn.  Killed in action, 21/07/1916 age 21 Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. Son of William

 Of the 7 with this name on the CWGC, 5 are clearly from elsewhere leaving  2 with no relatives shown: R Linton died 22/10/1914 of

Lance Corporal 703221 London Regiment  1st/23rd Bn.  Died 07/06/1917 Panels 52 to 54. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.  Lived Anerley.

Gunner 119960  Royal Garrison Artillery  233rd Siege Bty.  Died 15/09/1917 age 31 Panel 6 to 7 and 162. TYNE COT MEMORIAL.  Son of Thomas and

 Pte 326601 Durham Light Infantry 29th Bn.  Died 22/08/1918 age 42 Grave XXV. G. 27A. LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.  Husband of Elizabeth Jane Long, of 153,

 Private 326601 Durham Light Infantry  29th Bn.  Died of wounds 22 Aug 1918, age 42, XXV.G.27A.LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. Born abt 1876, husband of  Elizabeth Jane

 Private 326601 Durham Light Infantry  29th Bn.  Died of wounds 22 Aug 1918, age 42, XXV.G.27A.LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. Born abt 1876, husband of  Elizabeth Jane

Pte G/43957 Middlesex Regiment Duke of Cambridge Own 17th Bn Killed in action 01/12/1917 Panel 9. CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL. Born Twickenham, occupation carman mineral water

Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 11th Bn.  Died 01/07/1916 age 22. Grave Reference I. H. 56. MARTINSART BRITISH CEMETERY.  Son of Angelo

Gunner 109458 ROYAL Garrison Artillery 119th Heavy Bty. Died 21/8/1917 age 41 Grave VI.F. VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY. Born 1876, John was an ironmonger, 111

 Rifleman 2110 London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 1st/6th Bn.  Died 25/09/1915 age 25 Panel 130. LOOS MEMORIAL’  Son of William Frederick Lovell, of “Rothbury”,

Air Mechanic 2nd Class 46047 Royal Air Force 37th Kite Balloon Sect.    Died 05/09/1918  age 31 Grave II. C. 22. VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT. Son

L/Sgt 350659 London Regiment 7th Bn. Died 7/10/1916 age 26 Butte de Warlencount.  Grave I.K.20 WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY. Son of Mr William George, house builder,