The Fallen of the 1/9th London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles), 1st July 1916

"We will remember them"

The names of the missing can be found on the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Pier and Face 13C


4769 Rfn. John Stanley Ashby
Son of Mrs Ashby of 58, Mountgrave Road, Highbury
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, III. H. 22

2133 Rfn. William Godfrey Baker
Aged 25 Son of Walter & Mary Emma Baker
of 80, New King's Rd., Fulham, London
Thiepval Memorial

1236 Rfn. Stephen Harold Bartlett
Husband of Mrs Bartlett
of 100, Netherwood Road, West Kensington Park
Thiepval Memorial

3912 Rfn. Henry Edward Bassett
Aged 25 Brother of Mrs Jean Pichon of 28, Rue Vauquelin, Paris, & of Miss Mary Bassett of 90, Cambridge Road, Kilburn
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, III. B. 13

4963 Rfn. Philip James Bassett
Aged 20 Brother of Mrs Jean Pichon of 28, Rue Vauquelin, Paris, & of Miss Mary Bassett of 90, Cambridge Road, Kilburn
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, III. B. 12

3861 Rfn. Albert James Beale
Aged 22 Son of Mr A J Beale & Mrs M A Beale
of 156, Selwyn Avenue, Highams Park, Chingford, Essex
Thiepval Memorial

1672 L/Cpl. William Henry Bettle
Aged 23 Son of the late T Bettle;
brother of Miss Bettle of 4, Agnes Road, Northampton
Thiepval Memorial

2425 L/Cpl. William Dudley Bezer
Son of Mrs Bezer of 'Ferncote', Marine Parade,
Leigh on Sea, Essex
Husband of Mrs Bezer of 36, Brandram Road, Lee
Thiepval Memorial
Rifleman Leslie Billinton (served as Joseph Pannett)
4591 Rfn. Leslie Arthur Billinton
Served as Joseph Pannett
Aged 17 Son of Thomas & Jane Ann Billinton
of 20, Granville Rd., Harrogate, Yorks.
Thiepval Memorial


4794 Rfn. Charles Frederick Blackshaw
Son of Mrs Blackshaw of 7, Chalton Place, Islington
Thiepval Memorial


2679 L/Cpl. Lionel Brownscombe
Aged 21 Son of Henry & Georgina Brownscombe
of Chapel Plaister, Box, Wilts.
formerly of 81, Butler Road, Harrow Born at Harrow, Middx
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, II. F. II


2829 Sgt. Ernest Leonard Burley
Aged 27 Son of Edmund & Hannah Burley
of 5A, Fieldhouse Rd., Balham, London.
Enlisted Aug., 1914, proceeded to France May, 1915
Thiepval Memorial


3969 Rfn. Harold Cornell Candler
Aged 21 Son of Emma Webster Greeves (formerly Candler)
of 24, St. Margaret's Mansions, Lillie Rd., Fulham, London
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, II. K. 15

3848 Rfn. Harold Hornsby Cocks
Aged 22 Son of John & Ellen Cock
s of 171, Cemetery Road, Ipswich Born at Ipswich
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, III. H. 3

3625 Rfn. Henry Albert Cuthbert
Son of Albert Edward & Amelia Cuthbert
of 24, Ridley Rd., Harlesden, London
Thiepval Memorial

4805 Rfn. George Richard Cuthbert
Aged 20 Son of Edward Charles & Kate Florence Cuthbert
of 6, Cloudesley Mansions, Cloudesley Place, London, N
Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2, III. B. I

3511 Rfn. Reginald James Davey
Thiepval Memorial

4280 Rfn. Archibald Walter Froment
Son of Mrsd Froment of 7, Begnold Road, Forest Gate
Thiepval Memorial

4513 L/Cpl. Samuel Henry Harrold
Husband of Mrs Harrold, 66, Latchmere Road, Batteresea
Thiepval Memorial


3442 L/Cpl. Edward William Hatcher
Husband of Mrs Hatcher of 'Oakley', 20, Catisfield Road,
Milton, Portsmouth
Thiepval Memorial

4488 Rfn. Henry Arthur Hooker
Husband of Mrs Hooker of 19, Tudor Road, Southall, Middx
Thiepval Memorial

4062 Rfn. Frank Cyril Jeeves
Aged 20 Son of the late Charles & of Ann Selina Jeeves
of 17A, Caldecote St., Newport Pagnell, Bucks
Thiepval Memorial

3472 Rfn. George Davie Jessep
Son of Mrs Jesspep of 112, St George's Avenue, Tufnell Park
Thiepval Memorial

2890 Rfn. Reginald Harry Larkin
Aged 22 Son of the late Mr F J Larkin of 'Villeurbanne',
Kingston Rd., New Malden, & 'Jesmond Dene', Avondale Rd., South Croydon, & of Mrs. B. Larkin of 'Colonsay', Presburg Rd., New Malden, Surrey
In German hands
Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt II. D. 18

8422 Cpl. Alfred Sydney Maidment
Son of Mrs Maidment of 27, Lanark Villas,
Clifton Road, Paddington
Thiepval Memorial

3373 Rfn. Vivian John Barker Marchant
Aged 26 Son of John B & Florence Ino Marchant
of Athelington House, Athelington, Suffolk
Thiepval Memorial

1004 L/Cpl. Ernest Matthey
Aged 26 Son of Mr Albert & Mrs Fanny Matthey
of 21, Westmoreland Rd., Bayswater, London
Thiepval Memorial

3914 Rfn. Arthur Richard Measures
Aged 38 Son of Richard & Mary Ann E Measures
of 'Rockleigh', Streete Court Rd., Westgate-on-Sea
Thiepval Memorial

3827 Rfn. Frank Branch Nash
Son of Mrs Nash of 7, Woodford Road, Watford, Herts
Thiepval Memorial

3483 Rfn. Arthur Louis Norman
Aged 17 Son of William Bates Norman & Fanny Norman
of 70, Chatsworth Gardens, Acton Hill, London
Thiepval Memorial

1782 Rfn. Frederick Charles Parsons
att. 169th Machine Gun Company
Son of Mrs Parsons of 56, Lodge Drive, Palmers Green
Thiepval Memorial

3863 Rfn. Norman Poole
Son of Mrs J Poole of 5, Moray Road,
Tollington Park, London N
Thiepval Memorial

1894 A/Cpl. Frank John Preece
Aged 21 Son of Mrs. Sarah Anne Preece of 1, Edith Cottage, Stanley Rd., Twickenham, Middx
Thiepval Memorial

4567 Rfn. Rowland Llewellyn Price
Husband of Mrs R Price of 5 Kildoran Road, Brixton
Thiepval Memorial

2866 Rfn. Norman Renwick
Thiepval Memorial

4549 Rfn. Henry Alfred Robinson
Son of Mrs Robinson of 2, Burr Road, Merton Road, Southfields
Thiepval Memorial

2919 Rfn. Reginald Shears
Aged 28 Son of William & Dora Shears of 'Oban', Blackness, Crowborough, Sussex,
formerly of 38, Anerley Road, Westcliff on Sea, Essex
Enlisted Sept., 1914. A.R.I.B.A. Employed by the London County Council
Thiepval Memorial

4558 Rfn. Walter James Smith
Aged 33 Son of the late Jabez & Mary Ann Smith
of 8, Ivy Terrace, Oldchurch, Romford
Thiepval Memorial

4143 Rfn. Andrew Duncan Tait
Aged 19 Son of Andrew & Alice Tait of 60, Seymour St.,
Portman Square, London
Thiepval Memorial

3835 L/Cpl. George Frederick Tarrant
Aged 22 Son of George & Maria Theresa Tarrant
of 68, Station Rd., Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex,
formerly of 56, Lea Road, Bexhill
Thiepval Memorial

4116 Rfn. Albert Valentine Thornett
Aged 29 Only son of Lizzie Thornett of 'Kynares',
21, West Avenue, Hendon, London, & the late Albert James Thornett, formerly of 11, Dartmouth Road, Hendon
Thiepval Memorial


2527 Cpl. Edward GidleyTozer
Aged 25 Son of William Tozer of 'Roborough', South Rd.,
Chorley Wood, Herts, formerly of 60, Avenue Road, Highgate
Thiepval Memorial

1560 Cpl. Richard Edward Wigg
Brother of Miss Minnie Wigg of 12, Ingelow Road,
Queen's Road, Batteresea
Thiepval Memorial

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