Ministry of Defence
Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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LIVERPOOL STREET
STATION
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| CABLE | Wilfred Henry |
Messenger,
Chief Traffic Manager's Office - Gunner 880868, 55th Division Ammunition
Column, Royal Field Artillery attached "Y" 55th Trench
Mortar Battery. Died of wounds 11 April 1917. Aged 20. Born Forest
Gate, Essex. Son of Harry and Emma Cable, of 46, Field Rd., Forest
Gate, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1911. Enlisted
June 1916 at Stratford. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 4. |
| CALDECOAT | Frank Ernest | Assistant
Signalman, Peterborough, Fletton Road - Private 51959, 2nd/5th Battalion,
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action
20 July 1918. Aged 23. Born Cambridge. Joined Great Eastern Railway
June 1912. Enlisted December 1916 in Huntingdon. Formerly Sapper
217947, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers. Buried in MARFAUX
BRITISH CEMETERY, Marne, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 8. |
| CANHAM | Arthur |
Signalman,
Littleport - Private G/2921, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Killed in action 8 December 1916. Aged 26. Born and resident
Ely, Cambridgeshire. Joined Great Eastern Railway February 1907.
Enlisted September 1914 Ely, Cambridgeshire. Buried in GUARDS CEMETERY,
WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row J. Grave
15. See also Ely
Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire and also Ely,
Cambridgeshire. |
| CANNELL | John | Vanguard,
Bishopsgate - Lance Corporal 18168, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion,
Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in action 7 October 1918. Aged 21.
Born Hoxton, Middlesex. Son of Mrs. L. Mason, of 28, Weymouth Terrace,
Hackney Rd., London. Joined Great Eastern Railway July 1912. Enlisted
Shoreditch, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10. |
| CARR | Frank |
Platelayer,
Mark's Tey, Chief Civil Engineer's Department - Sapper WR/272569,
110th Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Died 13 February 1919. Aged
27. Son of James and Sarah Carr, of London Rd., Stanway. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 14 march 1914. Enlisted April 1917. In the
1901 census he was aged 8, born Stanway, Essex, a scholar, resident
with his parents, James and Sarah Carr, in Stanway London Road,
Stanway, Lexden, Essex. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born
Stanway, Essex, a Gardener on Nursery, resident with his parents,
James and Sarah Carr, in London Road Stanway Near Colchester, Stanway,
Essex. In 1913, aged 23, he was a Labourer, joined the Railway Workers
Colchester Branch of National Union of Railwaymen. Buried in STANWAY
(ST. ALBRIGHT) CHURCHYARD, Essex. Grave 98. |
| CARR | Herbert [Orten] | Labourer,
Ponder's End, Chief Civil Engineer's Department - Private 7838,
2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed
in action 30 July 1916. Aged 28. Born Tottenham, Middlesex. Resident
Edmonton, Middlesex. Joined Great Eastern Railway 27 March 1914.
Enlisted Tottenham, Middlesex. In 1914, aged 26, he was a Labourer,
joined the Ponders End Railway Workers Branch of National Union
of Railwaymen. He originally attested 31 August 1904, aged 18 years
1 month, as 5111, 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, a Van Guard, unmarried,
born Tottenham, London, Middlesex, resident 37 Westfield Road, Hornsey,
Edmonton, Middlesex, height 5 feet 2¾ inches, weight 119
lbs, chest 34½ inches, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown
hair, religious denomination Church of England, transferred to Oxfordshire
Light Infantry 7 December 1904, son of Charles and Sally Carr, of
37 Westfield Road, Hornsey. In the 1891 census he was aged 3, born
Middlesex, resident with his parents, Charles and Sara (sic) Carr,
in Selborne Road, Tottenham, Edmonton, Middlesex. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
10 A and 10 D. |
| CARR | S G |
Cleaner
- Private - No further information currently available |
| CARR | Zechariah | Fireman,
Continental Steamers - Private 5580, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster
Regiment. Killed in action 24 December 1915. Aged 35. Born Dovercourt,
Essex. Son of Jeremiah and Eliza Carr, of Dovercourt, Essex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 22 September 1911. Enlisted 4 August 1914
in Harwich. Buried in LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY NO. 2, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 14. |
| CARTER | George |
Boiler
Washer, Stratford - Corporal L/10976, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's
Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds 12 October 1916. Aged 30.
Born Leytonstone, Essex. Husband of Ellen Carter, of 121, Leyton
Rd., Stratford, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway March 1913.
Reservist. Enlisted in Stratford, Essex. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 2A. |
| CARTER | Richard | Platelayer,
Temple Mills - Gunner 14612, 44th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died after falling from his horse 20 January 1915. Aged 41. Husband
of F. Carter, of 8, Cooper's Lane, Leyton, London. Joined Great
Eastern Railway May 1909. Reservist. Buried in PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY
CEMETERY, LA GORGUE, Nord, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 7. |
| CARTER | Wesley |
Porter,
Woodham Ferrers - Corporal 250831, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action 22 April 1918. Aged 22. Born and resident Thorrington,
Essex. Son of David and Florence Carter, of Thorrington, Colchester.
Joined Great Eastern Railway April 1912. Enlisted May 1915 in Chelmsford.
Buried in ST. VENANT-ROBECQ ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, ROBECQ, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot III. Row D. Grave 18. |
| CASEY | Sydney Harry | Restaurant
Car Attendant, Hotels Department - Gunner 193001, 1/1st (North Midland)
Heavy Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died of influenza 6 November
1918. Aged 34. Born Offton, Suffolk. Resident Norwich. Son of Charles
Casey of Parkeston, Harwich; husband of Dorothy A. Casey of 45 Springfield
Lane, Norwich Road, Ipswich. Joined Great Eastern Railway April
1899. Enlisted 29 May 1917 in Shoreditch, Middlesex. Buried in ST.
SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section
S. Plot III. Row M. Grave 20. |
| CASSON, MM | George William |
Labourer,
Temple Mills, Wagon Shop - Sergeant 8057, 11th Battalion, Royal
Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 26 September
1916. Aged 23. Born Stratford. Resident Leyton. Joined Great Eastern
Railway November 1912. Enlisted August 1914 in Stratford. Formerly
4150, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Awarded the
Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE, Somme,
France. Plot V. Row T. Grave 9. |
| CASTRO | Joseph | Porter,
Bishopsgate (Low Level) - Second Corporal 257121, Railway Operating
Department, Royal Engineers. Died of influenza. 29 January 1919.
Aged 34. Husband of Florence Castro, of 12, Eleanor Rd., Hackney,
London. Joined Great Eastern Railway March 1913. Enlisted June 1916.
Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot XIII. Row B. Grave 6. |
| CATCHPOOLE | James |
[Spelt
CATCHPOOL on SDGW and CWGC] Labourer, Stratford Sawmills - Lance
Corporal 6413, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action at
Gallipoli 5 June 1915. Born March 1884 in Walthamstow, Essex. Resident
Ilford, Essex. Reservist. Enlisted in Stratford, Essex. No known
grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Panel 146 to 151 or 229 to 233. |
| CATER | Osborne William | Supernumerary
Porter, Yarmouth (South Town) - Private 43123, 7th Battalion, Norfolk
Regiment. Killed in action 22 August 1918. Aged 22. Born Ashill,
Thetford, Norfolk. Son of James and Maria Cater, of 13, Ashill,
Thetford, Norfolk. Enlisted Watton, Norfolk. Buried in MEAULTE MILITARY
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row G. Grave 40. |
| CAWSTON | George |
Wagonmaker,
Temple Mills - Sapper 2375, 2nd/2nd (London) Field Company, Royal
Engineers. Died of wounds 23 September 1916. Aged 25. Born 20 July
1891. Son of Mrs. Spurgeon, of Great Bardfield, Essex; husband of
Alice Maud Cawston, of 3, Clarence Villas, Cambridge Rd., Stansted,
Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway March 1907. Enlisted May 1915
in London. Buried inGROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France.
Plot I. Row H. Grave 20. |
| CECIL | Arthur Leslie | Clerk,
Audit Office - Private 2115, "D" Company, 1st/3rd (City
of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment. Killed
in action 10 March 1915. Aged 20. Born Forest Gate. Resident Ilford.
Son of William Henry Cecil, of 26, Seven Kings Rd., Seven Kings,
Essex, and the late Emily Eliza Cecil. Enlisted Edward Street. No
known grave. Commemorated at LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 44. |
| CHALKLEY | Frederick John |
Porter,
Seven Sisters - Private c/24931, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment). Died of wounds whilst a German Prisoner
of War 5 December 1917. Aged 20. Born Hornsey. Resident Wood Green.
Son of Frederick and Fanny Chalkley, of 36, Moselle Avenue, Noel
Park, Wood Green, London. Enlisted February 1916 in London. Buried
in CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave
12. |
| CHALLICE | Frederick William | Clerk,
Newmarket - Corporal 3386, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died of dysentery onboard Hospital Ship 'Soudan' at Gallipoli 23
October 1915. Aged 17. Born 14 March 1897. Son of James William
Challice, of Holker House, Newmarket, and the late Lily Susanna
Challice. Joined Great Eastern Railway 13 January 1913. Enlisted
May 1915 in Bury St. Edmunds. Birth registered in the April to June
Quarter 1897 in the Newmarket Registration District. In the 1901
census he was aged 4, son of James William and Lily Susanna Challice,
born Newmarket, resident Lower Station Road, Newmarket All Saints.
In the 1911 census he was aged 14, son of James William and Lily
Susanna Challice, at school, born Newmarket, resident 5 Stamford
Villas, Stamford Street, Newmarket. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY,
Malta. Plot A. Row XVII. Grave 6. See also Cambridge
County High School for Boys and also Newmarket,
Suffolk |
| CHALLIS | Alfred Godfrey |
Porter,
March - Private 6160, 1st/24th (County of London) Battalion (The
Queen's), London Regiment. Killed in action 17 September 1916. Aged
20. Born Walsoken. Resident March, Cambridgeshire. Son of Richard
and Elizabeth Challis, of Meadowgate Lane, Gate Crossing, Walsoken,
Wisbech, Cambs. Joined Great Eastern Railway December 1912. Enlisted
January 1916 in March, Cambridgeshire. Formerly 24389, 3rd Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D 9 C 13 C and 12 C. See also Walsoken,
Norfolk |
| CHALLIS | Charles Sydney | Porter,
Fenchurch Street - Lance Corporal 26705, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action 14 April 1917. Aged 25. Born Magdalen, Kings Lynn.
Resident Downham Market, Norfolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway circa
1912. Enlisted Ilford, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. See also Watlington,
Norfolk and Wiggenhall
St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk |
| CHAMBERS | A |
No
further information currently available |
| CHAMBERS | Victor John | Casual
Labourer, Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department, Stratford - Private
R/33865, 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds
30 November 1917. Aged 20. Born Stepney, Middlesex. Resident Leytonstone,
Essex. Son of Henry Gifford Chambers and Rosa Chambers, of 24, Elm
Rd., Leytonstone, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway August 1915.
Enlisted June 1915 in Stratford, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated
on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 9. |
| CHAMBERS | William |
Apprentice
Coachmaker - Rifleman 2816, 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)
London Regiment. Killed by shrapnel 26 January 1916. Aged 19. Resident
Stratford. Son of Mr. J. Chambers, of 46, Etchingham Rd., Stratford,
London. Enlisted September 1914 in London. Buried in MAROC BRITISH
CEMETERY, GRENAY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 33. |
| CHANDLER | Cecil Gervoise | Clerk,
Trowse Station - Lance Corporal 13089, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 20 July 1916. Aged 21. Born Ipswich, Suffolk. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 11 January 1911. Enlisted in Norwich, Norfolk.
IN the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Ipswich, Suffolk, a Railway
Clerk, resident with his parents, Sansam and Annie Frances Chandler,
at 56 Plumstead Road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| CHANTER | Percy James |
Shunter,
Cambridge - Private 89539, "B" Battery, 152nd Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 1918. Aged 25. Born Cambridge.
Son of James and Amelia Chanter, of 96, Ross St., Mill Rd., Cambridge.
Joined Great Eastern Railway September 1910. Enlisted September
1914 in Cambridge. Formerly 13525, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Buried in the south-east side of VIERZY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Aisne,
France. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St Philips |
| CHAPLIN | Charles Edward | Loader
and Checker - Lance Corporal 14638, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action 20 July 1916. Aged 22. Born 2 September 1893, Born
and resident Havering, Essex. Son of Charles and Eliza Ann Chaplin,
of Brickfield Cottage, Havering, Romford, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway July 1910. Enlisted 5 September 1914 in Warley, Essex. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 10 D. |
| CHAPLIN | David [James] |
Permanent
Way Labourer - Private 16939, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed
in action 8 May 1915. Born 25 September 1917 in Gt. Cornard, Suffolk.
Joined Great Eastern Railway 29 April 1907. Enlisted December 1914
in Sudbury. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. |
| CHAPLIN | David Henry | Painter,
Temple Mills, Wagon Works - Private 19312, "B" Company,
8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 15 July
1916. Aged 21. Born Kelvedon, Essex. Resident Leyton, Essex. Son
of Henry and Emma Jane Chaplin, of 26, Tyndall Rd., Leyton, London.
Joined Great Eastern Railway circa 1911. Enlisted September 1914
in Stratford, Essex. As a Painter, aged 17, he joined the Leyton
(2) Branch of the Railway Workers, National Union of Railwaymen,
in 1913. Formerly Trooper 16931, 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 2 C and 3 A. |
| CHAPLIN | W |
Fireman
- possibly William
Charles CHAPLIN, Fireman, "Copenhagen" (Harwich), Mercantile
Marine. Killed at sea when his ship was torpedoed 5 March 1917.
Aged 29. Husband of Alice Rose Flory (formerly Chaplin, nee Bennett),
of 89, Albion St., Ipswich. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER
HILL MEMORIAL, London. |
| CHAPMAN | Arthur [Albert] | Fireman,
Continental Steamers - Ship's Cook 976053, H.M.S. "Vienna",
Mercantile Marine Reserve. Died from pneumonia 31 October 1918.
Aged 28. Son of George and Agnes Chapman, of 6, MacDonough Cottages,
Station Rd., Harwich, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway 7 March
1907. In the 1901 census he wasagted 11, son of Alice Chapman, born
Harwich, Essex, resident 24, Albert Street, Harwich St Nicholas,
Tendring, Essex. Buried in DOVERCOURT CEMETERY, Essex. New portion.
Grave 2124. |
| CHAPMAN | Alec Stanley |
Porter,
Hunstanton, Sandringham Hotel - Lance Sergeant 14290, 9th Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 26 September 1915. Born North
Fincham. Son of Mrs. Edith Lucy Chapman. Joined Great Eastern Railway
1 April 1911. Enlisted 5 September 1914 in Norwich, Norfolk. No
known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 30 and 31. |
| CHAPMAN | C | No
further information currently available |
| CHAPMAN | Charles Henry |
Porter,
Bishopsgate - Private L/11274, 4th Battalion,Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment). Killed in action 24 July 1916. Aged 29. Born
and resident Walthamstow. Husband of Mrs. E. Lofthouse (formerly
Chapman), of 43, Erskine Rd., Walthamstow. Joined Great Eastern
Railway March 1913. Enlisted 4 August 1914 in Stratford. Buried
in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2, Somme, France. Plot XXXII. Row F.
Grave 7. |
| CHAPMAN | Frederick | Ticket
Taker, Palace Gates - Private 24930, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment). Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 22.
Born Cheshunt. Resident Waltham Cross. Joined Great Eastern Railway
November 1912. Enlisted January 1916 in Mill Hill. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 6 and 8. |
| CHAPMAN | Lewis [Parkinson] |
Track
Horse Driver, Peterborough - Private 46642, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Taken Prisoner of War 27 May 1918, died in Germany 5 August
1918. Aged 32. Born Peterborough, Northants. Husband of Sarah Chapman,
of 34, Monument St., Peterborough. Joined Great Eastern Railway
15 December 1916. Enlisted 17 April 1917 in Peterborough, Northants.
Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, KASSEL, Hessen, Germany. Plot
III. Row C. Grave 7. |
| CHAPMAN | S C | No
further information currently available |
| CHAPMAN | Sydney Victor |
Clerk,
Dovercourt Bay - Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Northumberland
Fusiliers. Killed in action 11 June 1917. Aged 21. Son of Alfred
and Alice Chapman, of Station House, Ingatestone, Essex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway June 1911. Enlisted January 1916. Buried in
MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
II. Row E. Grave 37. |
| CHAPMAN | Walter Ernest | Fireman,
Continental Traffic Manager's Department - Leading Fireman 912034,
H.M.S. "Louvain", Mercantile Marine Reserve. Lost with
his ship 21 January 1918. Aged 39. Husband of Annie C. Smith (formerly
Chapman), of 16, King's Head St., Harwich. Joined Great Eastern
Railway 16 February 1903. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 30. |
| CHARNICK, MM | Thomas |
Caller
Off, Bishopsgate - Lance Corporal 11630, 2nd Battalion, Princess
Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action
16 August 1917. Aged 44. Born and resident Hackney, Middlesex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway December 1903. Enlisted 9 September 1914 in
Shoreditch. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 105 to 106
and 162. |
| CHEEK | Victor Charles | Porter,
Stratford - Rifleman S/32553, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The
Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 23 October 1917. Aged 22.
Born Chelmsford, Essex. Resident West Ham, Essex. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cheek, of The Cottage, Moreton, Ongar; husband of Cissie Smith
(formerly Cheek), of 337, Higham Hill Rd., Walthamstow, London.
Joined Great Eastern Railway September 1914. Enlisted May 1917 in
Shoreditch, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT
MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 145 to 147. |
| CHENERY | Thomas [William] |
[Listed
as CHINERY on SDGW] Bargeman - Sergeant 753, 4th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 30 August 1915. Aged 33. Born Kirkley,
Suffolk. Son of the late William Chenery; husband of Edith Agnes
Johnson (formerly Chenery), of 28, Sumner St., Birkenhead. Joined
Great Eastern Railway June 1905. Enlisted August 1914 in Lowestoft.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. |
| CHILVERS | Henry | Permanent
Way Labourer, Beccles - Private 240147, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action in Egypt 19 September 1918. Aged 27.
Born Beccles, Suffolk. Son of Mr. H. E. Chilvers, of 15, Old Market,
Beccles, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway 2 June 1914. Enlisted
1914 in Beccles, Suffolk. Formerly 1432, Suffolk Regiment. Buried
in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Section
T. Grave 56. |
| CHILVERS | Leonard Melville |
Supernumerary
Porter, Needham - Private 34008, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
Died of wounds 13 October 1917. Aged 19. Born Cotton, Suffolk. Resident
Needham, Suffolk. Son of Isaac and Lucy Clara Chilvers, of Cotton,
Stowmarket, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway February 1915.
Enlisted April 1917 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Buried at DOZINGHEM
MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot X. Row F. Grave
23. See also Cotton, Suffolk |
| CHILVERS | Roland Clifford | Clerk,
London Cartage Committee - Second Lieutenant, 15th (County of London)
Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment.
Killed in action 29 July 1917. Aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Chilvers,
of 8, Ingatestone Rd., Woodford Green, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway May 1909. Enlisted November 1914. Buried in METZ-EN-COUTURE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
II. Row B. Grave 5. |
| CHITTLEBURGH | Bertie James Frederick |
Telegraph
Operating Clerk, Norwich (Thorpe), Electrical Engineer's Department
- Lance Corporal 200692, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of
wounds 30 May 1918. Aged 21. Son of Mr. J. W. Chittleburgh, of 4,
Railway Cottages, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich. Joined Great Eastern Railway
20 September 1910. Enlisted October 1914 in Norwich, Norfolk. Buried
in AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row K.
Grave 44. |
| CHITTOCK | William [Hubbard] | Chief
Engineer, Continental Marine Staff - Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary),
H.M.S. "Newmarket", Royal Naval Reserve. Lost with his
ship in Eastern Mediterranean 16/17 July 1917. Husband of Maud Mary
Chittock (nee Cavill), of 64, Warwick Road, Ipswich, married 1894.
Joined Great Eastern Railway 8 March 1882. Became Engineer Sub Lieutenant
(Temporary) 17 December 1914. In the 1911 census he was aged 44,
married to Maud Mary Chittock, born Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire,
a Chief Engineer Marine, resident, with his wife, four sons, two
daughters and stepdaughter, at 58, Warwick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 27. |
| CHURCH | Joseph |
Porter,
Smeeth Road - Private 24043, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action 19 July 1916. Aged 23. Born March, Cambs. Joined Great
Eastern Railway circa 1914/1915. Enlisted King's Lynn, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. See also March,
Cambridgeshire |
| CLAMPIN | Joseph Henry | Foreman
Porter, Hertford - Private G/24192, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East
Kent Regiment). Killed in action 12 October 1917. Aged 26. Born
and resident Wakescolne, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway May
1912. Enlisted May 1917 in Hertford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 17. |
| CLARIDGE | Frederick C Russell |
Engine
Cleaner, Enfield Town - Private G/2706, 12th Battalion, Duke of
Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 26 October
1916. Aged 21. Born 24 December 1894 in Battersea, Surrey. Resident
Tottenham, Middlesex. Son of Arthur Henry and Alice Charlotte Claridge,
of 10, Steele St., Yarmouth Height, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1913. Enlisted Hammersmith,
Middlesex. Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 30. |
| CLARK | Aldeman | Goods
Porter, Brimsdown - Private 14836, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards.
Died of wounds 28 March 1918. Aged 22. Resident Braughing. Son of
Mrs. Julia Clark, of The Street, Braughing, Ware, Herts. Joined
Great Eastern Railway December 1912. Enlisted 6 November 1915 in
Hertford. Formerly 2735, Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Buried in NAMPS-AU-VAL
BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 8. |
| CLARK | Henry |
Wireman's
Mate/Labourer, Electrical Department - Corporal 8683, 2nd Battalion,
Border Regiment. Killed in action 16 May 1915. Aged 29. Born and
resident Hoxton, Middlesex. Enlisted in London. No known grave.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France . Panel
19 and 20. |
| CLARK | Reuben Robert | [Also
spelt CLARKE] Police Constable, Bishopsgate - Private 30346, 35th
Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 21 June 1915. Born
Maidstone, Kent. Joined Great Eastern Railway circa 1906/1907. Enlisted
Deal, Kent. Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XVII. Row E. Grave 17. |
| CLARK | Robert Richard |
[Also
spelt CLARKE] Apprentice Fitter - Private 4548, 6th Battalion, Essex
Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 14 August 1915. Aged 18.
Born 27 February 1897. Resident Stratford, Essex. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Clarke, of 2, New Providence St., Stratford, London.
Enlisted West Ham, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES
MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli) . Panel 146 to 151 or 229
to 233. |
| CLARK | Sidney [Herbert] | Casual
Labourer, Chief Civil Engineer's Department - Private PW/4061, 18th
Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of
wounds at Netley Hospital 27 September 1916. Aged 37. Born Ilford,
Essex. Resident Chadwell Heath, Essex. Husband of Gertrude Ellen
Clark, of 6, Beaconfield Terrace, Chadwell Heath, Essex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 27 September 1915. Enlisted 22 November 1915
in Hornchurch, Essex. Buried, near North boundary of South-East
part, in BARKINGSIDE (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD, Essex. |
| CLARK | William Jarratt |
Clerk,
Lowestoft (Central) - Private 40206, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 18 October 1916. Aged 25. Born Spooner Row, Norfolk.
Son of Harry Jarratt Clark, Station Master, of Homersfield Station,
Harleston, Norfolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway June 1906. Enlisted
February 1916. Joined Great Eastern Railway 1911. Enlisted 1915
(under age) in Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row M. Grave 18. |
| CLARKE | Arthur James | [Also
spelt CLARK] Carriage Washer, Liverpool Street - Rifleman 7018,
1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed
in action 26 August 1914. Born 26 December 1878 in Bermondsey, Surrey.
Resident Forest Gate, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway January
1907. Reservist. Enlisted London. No known grave. Commemorated on
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| CLARKE | Frederick aka Fred |
Permanent
Way Labourer, Cambridge - Lance Corporal 8944, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action 10 October 1917. Aged 29. Born St Giles
and resident Cambridge. Son of Elizabeth Clark, of 10, St. Peter's
Court, Cambridge, and the late Frederick Clark. In the 1901 census
he was aged 12, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Clark, born Chesterton,
resident 9 St Johns Place, Cambridge. Joined Great Eastern Railway
April 1914. Enlisted 1914 in Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated
on the TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
48 to 50 and 162A. See also Cambridge
and Cambridge
St. Giles. |
| CLARKE | Frederick Lewis | Clerk
- Lance Corporal 534485, "D" Company, 15th (County of
London) Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London
Regiment posted to 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed
in action 22 March 1918. Aged 20. Born Shippenhill, Cambridgeshire.
Resident Ely, Cambridgeshire. Son of Susan Clarke, of 20, Nutholt
Lane, Ely, Cambs., and the late Lewis Clarke. Joined Great Eastern
Railway August 1912. Enlisted January 1917 in Saffron Walden. No
known grave. Commemorated at POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel
88.See also Ely
and Ely Holy Trinity |
| CLARKE | L N |
No
further information currently available |
| CLARKE | L W | Machine
Minder - Private - No further information currently available |
| CLARKE | Robert |
Able
Seaman, Continental Steamers - Seaman, H.M.S. "Clacton",
Mercantile Marine Reserve. Drowned in the Dardanelles 22 October
1915. Husband of Mrs L. M. Clarke, of 45a, Upton Lane Forest Gate,
E. Joined Great Eastern Railway 31 October 1911. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 9. |
| CLARKE | William | [Also
spelt CLARK] Platelayer, Chettisham - Private 41844, 11th Battalion,
Suffolk regiment. Died of wounds 25 October 1918. Born Ely, Cambs.
Son of Mr. G. Clark, of Back Hill, Ely, Cambs. Joined Great Eastern
Railway January 1915. Enlisted May 1917 in Ely, Cambs. Formerly
203313, Essex Regiment. Buried in AWOINGT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 16. See also Ely,
Cambridgeshire and Ely
Holy Trinity |
| CLAYDON | Herbert |
[Also
spelt CLAYDEN] Permanent Way Labourer, Bartlow (Civil Engineering
Department) - Private 19797, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed
in action 10 August 1918. Aged 30. Born and resident Littlebury,
Essex. Son of Henry John and Ellen Clayden, of Littlebury, Saffron
Walden, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1913. Enlisted
July 1915 in Saffron Walden. Buried in BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE,
Somme, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 2. |
| CLAYDON | Henry Charles Frederick | Platelayer
- Private 5182, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
11 November 1915. Aged 26. Born Stetchworth, Cambs. Son of Ben and
Elizabeth Matilda Grace Claydon, of Six Mile Bottom, Newmarket;
husband of Violet Maud Claydon, of 7, Six Mile Bottom, Newmarket.
Enlisted Newmarket, Cambs. Buried in NORFOLK CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT,
Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 20. See also Six
Mile Bottom and also Little
Wilbraham. |
| CLEALL | Sidney [John] |
Telegraph
Labourer, Electrical Engineer's Department, Telegraph Section, Stratford
- Corporal L/8716, 1st Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Killed in ation 25 September 1915. Born Hornsey, Middlesex. Resident
Leytonstone, Essex. Reservist. Enlisted Stratford, Essex. No known
grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
13 to 15. |
| CLEARTHERO | Leonard Arthur | [Listed
as CLEATHERS on memorial] Panel Cutter - Private 15873, Essex Regiment.
Died 16 August 1916. Aged 34. Born 28 November 1881 in Sheffield.
Resident West Ham, Essex. Husband of Mabel M. Cleathero, of 41,
Hartland Rd., West Ham, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway 3 March
1906. Enlisted November 1914 in Stratford, Essex. Buried in TYNE
COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot LXII. Row C. Grave
7. |
| CLIFFORD | George [Andrew] |
General
Labourer, Ipswich, Civil Engineering Department - Lance Corporal
990, 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Died
of wounds 10 April 1918. Aged 31. Born and resident Ipswich, Suffolk.
Son of George and Emma Clifford, of Ipswich; husband of Maud Minnie
Wardley (formerly Clifford), of 84, Wallace Rd., Brainford Rd.,
Ipswich. Joined Great Eastern Railway 8 October 1913. Enlisted 1914
in Ipswich, Suffolk. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot IX. Row J. Grave 9A. |
| CLOVER | Arthur | Platelayer,
Parkeston - Private 489983 [CWGC] or 489933 [SDGW], 432nd Agricultural
Company, Labour Corps. Died of illness at Bedford 4 November 1918.
Aged 34. Born and resident Little Oakley, Harwich, Essex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway April 1907. Called to the Colours August 1914.
Enlisted Warley, Essex. Formerly 7595, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Buried in RAMSEY (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD, Essex. |
| CLOVER | Bertie John |
Lampman,
Colchester - Private 29503, 10th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West
Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 25 October 1918. Aged 18. Born Ipswich,
Suffolk. Resident Colchester, Essex. Son of John and Julia Clover,
of Colchester. Joined Great Eastern Railway February 1914. Enlisted
October 1917 in Warley, Essex. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY,
WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 49. |
| COBB | R | Permanent
Way Labourer, Ipswich - Private, York and Lancaster Regiment. Died
from consumption 26 June 1915. Aged 28. Joined Great Eastern Railway
January 1910. - No further information currently available |
| COCKERTON | John Evlyn |
Parcels
Porter, Liverpool Street - Private 296080, 152nd Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of double pneumonia 31 October 1918.
Aged 28. Born Moulton, Suffolk. Resident Leyton, Essex. Son of Mrs.
Sarah Ann Cockerton, of Kentford; husband of Ellen Elizabeth Cockerton,
of 115, Blackhorse Rd., Walthamstow, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway June 1907. Enlisted Hackney Baths, Middlesex. Buried in
North East corner of KENTFORD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk. |
| COE | Harry | Platelayer,
Beckton Branch - Private 8435, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died
of wounds in the United Kingdom 12 January 1915. Aged 28. Born West
Ham, Essex. Resident Forest Gate, Essex. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Coe,
of 32, Trevelyan Rd., Stratford; husband of F. L. S. Coe, of 3,
Chapter St., Forest Gate. Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1912.
Reservist. Enlisted Merthyr. Buried in WEST HAM CEMETERY, Essex.
Screen Wall. U. 86 E. |
| COLEMAN | Walter Sidney |
Acting
Fireman, Lowestoft - Acting Corporal 12100, 7th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 4 November 1915. Born 9 May 1894 in Lowestoft.
Joined Great Eastern Railway 1912. Enlisted in Lowestoft. No known
grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
37 and 38. See also Lowestoft,
Lowestoft St.
Andrew's and Lowestoft
St. Margaret's |
| COLLINS | Frederick Ernest | Platelayer,
Woodbridge - Private 41857, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 28 April 1918. Aged 24. Born Martlesham, Suffolk.
Son of the late William and Mary Ann Collins, of Martlesham, Woodbridge,
Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway 26 February 1916. Enlisted
28 May 1917 in Ipswich. Formerly 203339, Essex Regiment. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 148. See also Martlesham,
Suffolk |
| CONLEY | Herbert Sydney |
Clerk,
Audit Office - Private 30989, 42nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps
(Infantry). Died as a Prisoner of War 6 June 1918. Aged 24. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 1 January 1908. Enlisted 25 January 1916 in
York. Formerly 25814, West Yorkshire Regiment. In the 1911 census
he was aged 17, born Stratford, Essex, a Railway Ticket Sorter,
resident with his parents, Francis and Louisa Conley, at 92 Leyton
Road Stratford, West Ham, London & Essex. Attested 11 Decmber
1915, aged 22, resident 2, Chelmsford Place, Fulford Road, York,
a Giovernment Auditor, height 5 feet 1½ inches, chest 36
inches. Son of Francis John Conley, of 161, Braintree Street, Mile
End, London E. Correspondence shows he had to seek release from
the Audit office, G.E.R., to enlist. Buried in AVESNES-SUR-HELPE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row B. Grave 12. |
| COOK | Charles | Acting
Fireman, Stratford - Corporal 43257, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Died of wounds 17 October 1916. Aged 22. Resident Langford, Maldon.
Son of John and Edith Cook, of Stratford, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway July 1912. Territorial. Enlisted Maldon, Essex. Buried in
CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY, Somme, France. Plot III. |Row C.
Grave 29. |
| COOK | Charles Wilfred |
Porter,
Ardleigh Station - Private 37678, "B" Company, 7th Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 27 March 1918. Aged 20. Born
Dedham, Essex. Only son of George Alfred and Mary Cook, of Dedham,
nr. Colchester, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1915.
Enlisted December 1916 in Colchester, Essex. Buried at DOULLENS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO. 1, Somme, France. Plot V. Row D.
Grave 34. See also Dedham, Essex |
| COOK | E | Lifter
- Private - No further information currently available |
| COOK | Edward Joseph |
Checker,
Bishopsgate Station - Private 7802, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City Of London Regiment). Died of wounds 17 February 1917. Aged
32. Born Bethnal Green. Resident Bow. Joined Great Eastern Railway
January 1899. Enlisted September 1914 in Shoreditch. Formerly 3856,
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Buried in DERNANCOURT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave
37. |
| COOK | George | Porter,
Frinton on Sea - Private 738, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
Killed in action 13 August 1916. Aged 22. Born Cressing, Essex.
Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1910. Enlisted 1914 in Colchester,
Essex. Buried in POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE,
Somme, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 11. |
| COOK | John [Jonah] |
Porter,
Cambridge - Sapper WR/262108, 18th Light Railway Company, Royal
Engineers. Died 9 April 1919. Aged 39. Son of John and Louisa Cook,
of Cambridge. Joined Great Eastern Railway circa 1899. Enlisted
December 1916. Buried in ST. PIERRE CEMETERY, AMIENS, Somme, France.
Plot XV. Row B. Grave 6. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St. Matthew's |
| COOKE | Albert Victor | Porter,
Billericay - Driver 147366 [CWGC] or 147466 [SDGW], "A"
Battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 11
May 1918. Aged 19. Born Nunhead, S.E. Son of Edward Lewis and Mary
Ann Cooke, of High St., Billericay, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway 1916. Enlisted May 1916 in Warley, Essex. Buried in BLANGY-TRONVILLE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave 39. |
| COOKE | Frederick Johnson |
[Spelt
COOK on Railwaymen memorial] Platelayer, Kelvedon - Lance Sergeant
2392, 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment.
Died of wounds in Malta 12 October 1915. Aged 23. Resident Dulwich.
Joined Great Eastern Railway June 1912. Enlisted September 1914
in Edward Street. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot
A. Row XIV. Grave 4. |
| COOKE | Noel Hannant |
 Porter,
Oulton Broad - Private 46643, 36th Field Ambulane, Royal Army Medical
Corps attached Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 1 August 1915.
Aged 22. Born Marsham, Norfolk. Son of Ward Hannant Cooke and Lucy
Maria Cooke, of Hungate St., Aylsham, Norfolk. Joined Great Eastern
Railway November 1912. Enlisted 1914 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Formerly
13912, Suffolk Regiment. Buried at VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot I. Row H. Grave 34. See also Aylsham,
Norfolk |
| COOPER | Herbert |
Permanent
Way Labourer, Lowestoft (Central) - Private 14695, 7th Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 14 October 1917. Born Long Stratton,
Norfolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway 16 March 1914. Enlisted 1914
in Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 17. See also Tharston,
Norfolk. |
| COOPER | John | Goods
Porter, Bishopsgate - Rifleman 1386, "C" Company, 1st
Battlion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action
1 July 1916. Aged 28. Born and resident Bethnal Green, Middlesex.
Son of Charlotte Elizabeth and the late Richard Cooper. Joined Great
Eastern Railway April 1913. Enlisted circa 1914 in Stratford, Essex.
Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2, Somme, France. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 31. |
| COOPER | David John Leonard |
[Listed
as D J L COOPER on CWGC and L D J on memorial, John Leonard D on
SDGW, David John Leonard on Service Papers] Porter Guard, Fenchurch
Street - Sapper 149299, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers.
Accidentally killed in a railway accident when he was crsuhed between
and engine and water tank truck 21 August 1916. Husband of Grace
Lilian Elsey Cooper (nee Bear), married 1 June 1914 in Romford,
one daughter, resident at 2, Longfield Avenue, Romford; son of David
and Mary Ann Cooper, of Hare Street, Romford. Joined Great Eastern
Railway June 1911. Enlisted January 1916 in London. Attested 10
January 1916, in Territorials for 4 years, aged 23 years 6 months,
resident 81, Sheringham Gardens, Manor Park, E., Railway Guard by
trade, embarked France 6 March 1916, Buried in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 46. |
| COOTE | E | No
further information currently available |
| CORDER | Reginald Leon |
Porter,
Stratford - Private TR/Lon/139118, 53rd Battalion (Training Reserve),
Royal Fusiliers. Died of pneumonia 10 November 1918. Aged 18. Son
of John and Agnes Corder, of 12, Bull Rd., West Ham. Joined Great
Eastern Railway circa 1915. Enlisted September 1918. Buried in WEST
HAM CEMETERY, Essex. Grave reference 123935 K.E. |
| CORN | Thomas Herbert | Parcels
Porter, Liverpool Street - Rifleman 594187 [CWGC] or 504187 [SDGW],
"A" Company, 1st/18th (County of London) Battalion (London
Irish Rifles), London Regiment. Died of wounds 22 March 1918. Aged
20. Born West Ham. Resident Forest Gate. Son of Mary Ann Corn, of
84, Dames Rd., Forest Gate, Essex, and the late Stephen Corn. Joined
Great Eastern Railway May 1912. Enlisted September 1916 in Shoreditch.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 10. |
| CORNISH | Sydney |
Clerk,
Stratford - Private 11558, 5th Battalion, Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire
Regiment). Killed in action at Gallipoli 10 August 1915. Aged 20.
Born Enfield, Middlesex. Resident Enfield Wash, Middlesex. Son of
Benjamin Henry and Helen Cornish, of 11, Chesterfield Rd., Enfield
Wash, Middlesex. Joined Great Eastern Railway July 1909. Enlisted
September 1914 in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. No known grave.
Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel
156 to 158. |
| CORNWALL | Frederick Charles | Booking
Clerk, Fairlop - Private 56034, 10th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died of wounds in United Kingdom 17 July 1917. Aged 20. Born Tottenham.
Son of Mrs. E. Cornwell, of 15, Farningham Road, Tottenham. Joined
Great Eastern Railway August 1912. Enlisted October 1916 in Ilford.
Formerly 32011, Essex Regiment. Buried in TOTTENHAM CEMETERY, Middlesex.
Consecratd grave 4648. |
| COURTNEY | Lindsay [Thomas] |
Apprentice
Smith - Private 5649, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed
in action 1 July 1916. Aged 19. Born 20 December 1896. Born Hitchin,
Herts. Resident Leytonstone, Essex. Son of E. M. Bridges (formerly
Courtney), and of John Bridges (Stepfather), of 4, Clarence Rd.,
Leytonstone, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway January 1911.
Enlisted September 1914 in Leyton, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B and 6 C. |
| COVELL | Edward E | Labourer,
Bishopsgate Hydraulic Depot - Private TR/13/59332, 52nd Battalion,
King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died at Colchester 29 November 1918. Aged
19. Born and resident Bermondsey, Surrey. Son of Mr P. Covill, of
68, Barmondsey St., Bermondsey. Joined Great Eastern Railway November
1916. Enlisted 1917 in Camberwell, Surrey. Buried in LADYWELL CEMETERY,
London. Plot/Row/Section/Area B. Grave 461. |
| COWELL | Albert [Edward] |
Permanent
Way Labourer, Witham, CCE Department - Private 3185, 2nd/1st Norfolk
Yeomanry. Discharged 1 January 1917 with tuberculosis from which
he died 29 January 1921. Joined Great Eastern Railway October 1914.
Enlisted 27 August 1915. Silver badge no. 104114 issued 2 January
1917. ** No burial details currently available ** |
| COWELL | William George |  Acting
Fireman, Cambridge - Gunner 156664, 63rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery. Killed in action 24 September 1918. Son of Harry and
Martha Cowell, of 39, Argyle St., Cambridge. Joined Great Eastern
Railway October 1914. Enlisted April 1917 in Cambridge. Buried in
HAGLE DUMP CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row C. Grave
8. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St Barnabas |
| COX | Albert [Charles] |
Porter,
Grange Hill - Private 19563, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action 12 October 1916. Aged 20. Born Wickford, Essex. Joined
Great Eastern Railway February 1912. Enlisted June 1915 in Ilford,
Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| COX | Edgar Samuel | [Listed
as S E COX on memorial] Porter, Wolferton - Private 1376, 1st/5th
Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
at Gallipoli 12 August 1915. Aged 22. Born Wolferton, Norfolk. Son
of Mrs. Sarah Cox, of Wolferton, Lynn, Norfolk. Joined Great Eastern
Railway 1912. Enlisted 1914 in Sandringham, Norfolk. No known grave.
Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel
43 to 45. See also Wolferton
and Sandringham memorials |
| COX | Walter |
Carriage
Washer - Private 3335, 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers),
London Regiment. Killed in acion 5 January 1916. Aged 23. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. Cox, of 42, St. John's St., Kempston, Bedford. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 1914. Enlisted January 1915. No known grave.
Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel
196 and 197. See also Kempston,
Bedfordshire |
| COXALL | Thomas William Jacob | Booking
Clerk, Millwall Junction - Private 3/2745, 2nd Battalion, Essex
Regiment. Killed in action 6 May 1915. Aged 23. Born and resident
Edmonton, Middlesex. Son of Thomas William and Mary Coxell, of 14,
Silver St., Upper Edmonton, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway
June 1906. Enlisted in Poplar, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
39. |
| CRACKNELL | Arthur |
Fitters
Assistant, Peterborough, Chief Mechanical Engineer's - Private 14899,
7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died in hospital as a
result of gas poisoning 10 December 1916. Aged 31. Born St. Mark's,
Peterborough. Son of George and Eliza Cracknell, of 55, Hankey St.,
Peterborough. Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1912. Enlisted September
1914 in Peterborough, Northants. Buried in PETERBOROUGH OLD (BROADWAY)
CEMETERY, Northamptonshire. Plot 7. Row 3. Grave 3108. |
| CRACKNELL | Arthur Benjamin | Acting
Fireman, Felixstowe - Corporal 889537, "D" Battery, 23rd
Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds
13 June 1918. Aged 26. Born Westerfield, Suffolk. Son of Mr. E.
and Mrs. F. Cracknell, of Tuddenham Rd., Ipswich. Joined Great Eastern
Railway July 1910. Enlisted May 1915 in Ipswich. Buried in CROUY
BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME, Somme, France. Plot II. Row D.
Grave 4. |
| CRACKNELL | George Edward |
Booking
Clerk, Limehouse - Private 356048, 7th (City of London) Battalion,
London Regiment. Died in Aldershot Military Hospital 18 October
1918. Aged 18. Resident Wanstead. Son of George Thomas and Ellen
Cracknell, of 41, George Lane, Wanstead. Born at South Woodford.
Joined Great Eastern Railway July 1914. Enlisted September 1918
in Whitehall. Buried in WANSTEAD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Essex. Grave
23. |
| CRAWLEY | George J | Permanent
Way Labourer, Civil Engineering Department - Private 159902, 324th
Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 21 March
1918. Born Kentish Town, Middlesex. Resident Latchingdon, Essex.
Joined Great Eastern Railway March 1915. Enlisted 7 May 1917 in
Warley, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Bay 1. |
| CREASEY | Thomas |
[Spelt CREASY on Railwaymen Memorial] Labourer, Creosoting Works,
Ponders End - Private 8713, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry. Died of wounds as a German Prisoner of War 9 November
1914. Born Enfield, London. Resident Lower Edmonton. Joined Great
Eastern Railway March 1914. Reservist. Enlisted Stratford. Buried
in MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
VI. Row A. Grave 26. |
| CRIPPS | John Alfred | Carriage
Washer, Liverpool Street - Private 103806, 41st Battalion, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of heart failure 21 March 1919. Aged
28. Joined Great Eastern Railway for a few months. Enlisted October
1914. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot III. Row D. Grave 22. |
| CRISP | Bertie James |
Porter
Guard, Liverpool Stree - Sergeant 2642, "C" Company, 10th
Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in
action 21 August 1918. Aged 26. Born Braintree, Essex. Resident
Woodford Bridge. Son of Thomas and Margaret Alice Crisp, of G, Canfield
Rd., Woodford Bridge, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway March
1906. Enlisted in Tottenham. Buried in DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE BRITISH
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 12. |
| CRISP | Ebenezer | Carriage
Lifter, Stratford - Private S/916 [CWGC] or S/956 [SDGW], 1st Battalion,
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 18 April
1915. Born Chesterton, Cambridge. Joined Great Eastern Railway November
1901. Reservist. Recalled 1914. Enlisted Stratford, London. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 45 and 47. |
| CRISP | Frederick William |
Acting
Fireman, Beccles - Private 85882, 8th (Irish) Battalion, King's
(Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 11 September 1918. Aged 20.
Born and resident Beccles, Suffolk. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Crisp,
of 30, Peddar's Lane, Beccles, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway
1912. Enlisted March 1917 in Beccles, Suffolk. Formerly 16550, 5th
Lancers. Buried in MOEUVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France.
Plot V. Row B. Grave 1. |
| CRISP | Walter Sylvester | Caller
Off, Bishopsgate - Corporal 352038, 2nd/7th (City of London) Battalion,
London Regiment. Killed in action 8 August 1918. Aged 30. Resident
Stratford, E. Husband of R. E. Crisp, of 13, Cruikshank Rd., Stratford,
London. Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1902. Enlisted 31 May 1915
in Sun Street. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10. |
| CROFTS | Albert |
[Listed
as CROFT on war memorial] Bricklayers' Labourer, Civil Engineering
Department - Corporal 235557, 7th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry attached 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince
Consort's Own). Killed in action 4 April 1918. Aged 25. Born March,
Cambridgeshire. Son of John and Jane Crofts, of 149, Norwood Rd.,
March, Cambs. Joined Great Eastern Railway 10 May 1910. Enlisted
7 September 1914 in March, Cambridgeshire. Formerly 2473, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Panel 59 and 60. See also March,
Cambridgeshire |
| CROME | Robert Charles | Fireman,
Palace Gates - Private 11489, 2nd Battalion, Princes Charlotte of
Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 9 May 1915.
Aged 23. Born Islington, Middlesex. Resident London. Joined Great
Eastern Railway 1 January 1911. Enlisted in Islington. No known
grave. Commemorated at PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel
7 and 8. |
| CROOKS | Alfred [Charles] |
Permanent
Way Labourer, Ipswich, Civil Engineering Department - Lance Corporal
7299, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died while a Prisoner of
War 21 November 1918. Resident Ipswich. Joined Great Eastern Railway
20 July 1914. Enlisted in Ipswich. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN
CEMETERY, Brandenburg, Germany. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 6. |
| CROTCH | Thomas | Waiter,
Norwich (Thorpe) Refreshment Room - Private G/50447, 4th Battalion,
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds in
Reading Hospital 21 October 1918. Aged 21. Son of Thomas Crotch,
of 26, Primrose Rd., Norwich. Joined Great Eastern Railway 19 January
1914. Enlisted 10 May 1916. Buried at NORWICH CEMETERY, Norfolk.
Plot/Row/Section?area CC. Grave 369. |
| CROUCHER | William George |
Fitter,
Temple Mills, Wagon Shops - Sergeant 6591, 1st Battalion, The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment). Died 14 February 1918. Aged 26. Son of David
and Mary Jane Croucher, of 41, Lower Queen's Rd., Buckhurst Hill,
Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway April 1906. Enlisted September
1914. Buried in FAVREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row E. Grave 8. |
| CROW | Richard James | Porter,
Harold Wood - Private SPTS/4318, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment). Killed in action 27 July 1916. Born Ongar.
Resident harold Wood. Joined Great Eastern Railway 1914. Enlisted
4 November 1915 in Romford. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. |
| CULLEN | Edward Frederick |
Assistant
Porter, London Cartage Committee - Private S/581, 10th Battalion,
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 4 August
1916. Aged 22. Born East Ham, Essex. Resident Hackney, Middlesex.
Joined Great Eastern Railway April 1908. Enlisted September 1914
in East Ham, Essex. Buried in HEBUTERNE MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 7. |
| CUNNINGHAM | Harry | Able
Seaman, S.S. Newmarket - Able Seaman, H.M.S. Newmarket, Royal
Navy. Died 17 May 1916. Aged 31. Son of Harry and Emma Cunningham,
of Harwich, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway 1898. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 20. |
| CUNNINGTON | George William |
Engine
Cleaner, Peterborough - Private 268476, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal
Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 August 1917. Aged 21.
Born Fletton, Northants. Resident Old Fletton, Northants. Son of
George and Sarah Ann Cunnington, of 4, Hicks Lane, Old Fletton,
Peterborough. Joined Great Eastern Railway February 1914. Territorial.
Formerly 74, Huntingdosnhire Cyclist Battalion. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 8. |
| CURTIS | J E | No
further information currently available |
| CURTIS | Thomas Henry B |
Vanguard,
Bishopsgate - Gunner 69584, "C" Battery, 71st Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 28 March 1918. Aged 23.
Born Woodford, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1910. Enlisted
September 1914 in Stratford, E. Formerly 13173, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Buried in FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 14. |
| CUTHBERT | William [Frederick] | Truck
Horse Driver, St Botolph's - Private 21121, 11th Battalion, Essex
Regiment. Killed in action 21 March 1918. Aged 25. Joined Great
Eastern Railway April 1912. Enlisted 2 August 1915. No known grave.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
| CUTMORE | William |
Platelayer,
Temple Mills, Chief Civil Engineer's Department - Sapper 190575,
277th Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 28 June
1917. Aged 37. Born Glemsford, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway
899. Enlisted September 1914 in Leyton, Essex. Formerly 11781, Witshire
Regiment. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 5. See also Glemsford.
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