22226 Corporal T Cossey
32nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Killed in action 16 September 1916
Husband of Mrs. C. Cossey, of 62, Fisher St., Canning Town, London.
He is buried at Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt.
The 32nd (East Ham) Battalion Royal Fusiliers was raised in Autumn 1915 at the initiative of the Mayor of East Ham.
It sailed for Belgium on 5 May 1916 and was at Ypres until August, when it was transferred to the Somme region.
On 15 September it was involved in the battle of Flers-Courcelette.
Corporal Cossey’s name appears on the Smithfield war memorial.
Monday, 7 December 2009
Corporal Benjamin Bradnum
3186 Corporal Benjamin Bradnum
11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
Age 23
Killed in action 23 October 1915
Son of Benjamin Barber Bradnum and Susannah E. Bradnum, of 99, Maurice Avenue, Noel Park, Wood Green. London.
Corporal Bradnum is buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery.
11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
Age 23
Killed in action 23 October 1915
Son of Benjamin Barber Bradnum and Susannah E. Bradnum, of 99, Maurice Avenue, Noel Park, Wood Green. London.
Corporal Bradnum is buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery.
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Rifleman Alfred Agass
465025 Rifleman Alfred Agass
2/11th Battalion London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
Died 18 September 1917
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Alfred Agass was probably killed during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, during the Third Battle of Ypres, and is commemorated on the Smithfield Meat Market war memorial.
The Finsbury Rifles memorial is on Roseberry Avenue and Rifleman Agass is also commemorated on the Walthamstow War Memorial, where he lived.
He was born in Bethnal Green.
2/11th Battalion London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
Died 18 September 1917
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Alfred Agass was probably killed during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, during the Third Battle of Ypres, and is commemorated on the Smithfield Meat Market war memorial.
The Finsbury Rifles memorial is on Roseberry Avenue and Rifleman Agass is also commemorated on the Walthamstow War Memorial, where he lived.
He was born in Bethnal Green.
Private JG Delderfield
20027 Private JG Delderfield
2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment
Serving with 142 Company Labour Corps
Died on 26 August 1918
Son of James and Mary Ann Delderfield, of Berkhamsted; husband of Elizabeth Delderfield, of 13, Middle Rd., Berkhamsted, Hertforshire.
Private Delderfield is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the Liverpool Street Station War Memorial and was presumably a railwayman working on the East Coast Line.
2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment
Serving with 142 Company Labour Corps
Died on 26 August 1918
Son of James and Mary Ann Delderfield, of Berkhamsted; husband of Elizabeth Delderfield, of 13, Middle Rd., Berkhamsted, Hertforshire.
Private Delderfield is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the Liverpool Street Station War Memorial and was presumably a railwayman working on the East Coast Line.
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Lieutenant George Walker Wildman
Lieutenant George Walker Wildman
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Age 37
Died 19 April 1917
Buried at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk
RNAS Pulham (later RAF Pulham) was a Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS) airship station.
Lieutenant Wildman is listing as having been killed in an accident in the UK.
He is commemorated at St Botolph’s church, London, where he is listed as a parishioner, and is also listed as the husband of AM Wildman, 60 Berlin Road, Catford, London SE6.
George Wildman worked as an Assistant Examiner at the Patent Office (Board of Trade).
His service records list him as Temporary Lieutenant from 17 March 1917, when posted to ‘HMS President add’l for RNAS for hydrogen duties.’
On 25 March he attended a Disciplinary Course at Crystal Palace and on 16 April he was posted to HMS President for Hydrogen Section, Admiralty, for Hydrogen duties.
He was killed on 19 April as a result of an explosion of silicol gas plant at Pulham, Norfolk.
His grave is no longer easily visible in the church yard. There are several CWGC headstones (including other members of the RNVR) in the area north of the church, but it is possible that the headstone was inscribed by his family, rather than the CWGC, and that the text is no longer legible.
Wildman is also commemorated on the Patent Office Memorial 1914-1918, now hanging in Concept House, Newport.
The 1901 census of Newlands, Bromley Road, Catford SE6 lists George Wildman as living with his parents:
George Wildman, Head, Age 49, Occupation Manager Straw Hat Factory, Born Toddington, Bedfordshire
Martha E Wildman, Wife, Age 49, Born Rotherhithe, London
George W Wildman, Son, Age 21, Occupation Assistant Civil Officer Admiralty Victualling Store, Born Rotherhithe, London
Mabel A Craven, Servant, Age 23, Born Rotherhithe, London
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Age 37
Died 19 April 1917
Buried at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk
RNAS Pulham (later RAF Pulham) was a Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS) airship station.
Lieutenant Wildman is listing as having been killed in an accident in the UK.
He is commemorated at St Botolph’s church, London, where he is listed as a parishioner, and is also listed as the husband of AM Wildman, 60 Berlin Road, Catford, London SE6.
George Wildman worked as an Assistant Examiner at the Patent Office (Board of Trade).
His service records list him as Temporary Lieutenant from 17 March 1917, when posted to ‘HMS President add’l for RNAS for hydrogen duties.’
On 25 March he attended a Disciplinary Course at Crystal Palace and on 16 April he was posted to HMS President for Hydrogen Section, Admiralty, for Hydrogen duties.
He was killed on 19 April as a result of an explosion of silicol gas plant at Pulham, Norfolk.
His grave is no longer easily visible in the church yard. There are several CWGC headstones (including other members of the RNVR) in the area north of the church, but it is possible that the headstone was inscribed by his family, rather than the CWGC, and that the text is no longer legible.
Wildman is also commemorated on the Patent Office Memorial 1914-1918, now hanging in Concept House, Newport.
The 1901 census of Newlands, Bromley Road, Catford SE6 lists George Wildman as living with his parents:
George Wildman, Head, Age 49, Occupation Manager Straw Hat Factory, Born Toddington, Bedfordshire
Martha E Wildman, Wife, Age 49, Born Rotherhithe, London
George W Wildman, Son, Age 21, Occupation Assistant Civil Officer Admiralty Victualling Store, Born Rotherhithe, London
Mabel A Craven, Servant, Age 23, Born Rotherhithe, London
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Private Frederick Goldstein
281362 Private Frederick Goldstein
2/4th Battalion London Regiment (City of London, Royal Fusiliers)
Killed in action 19 May 1917
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Frederick Goldstein’s name appears on the war memorial at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London E1.
The battalion was formed in September 1914 and served at Gallipoli, before moving to France in April 1916.
2/4th Battalion London Regiment (City of London, Royal Fusiliers)
Killed in action 19 May 1917
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Frederick Goldstein’s name appears on the war memorial at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London E1.
The battalion was formed in September 1914 and served at Gallipoli, before moving to France in April 1916.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Lance Corporal Robert Montier
G/33783 Lance Corporal Robert Montier
8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
Age 19
Died 19 May 1917
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Son of Mrs. Florence Montier, of 5, Fairhazel Gardens, South Hampstead, London.
8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
Age 19
Died 19 May 1917
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Son of Mrs. Florence Montier, of 5, Fairhazel Gardens, South Hampstead, London.
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