London County Council in the Great War 1914 - 1918

LCC index

RECORD OF WAR SERVICE  - Note : The names of those who died while on active service are marked *

Department of the Comptroller of the Council  (Q - ) & Temporary Staff :

* Quilter, Frederick Walter (1915) : Sec-Lieutenant, 6th Battalion London Regiment ; France 4 months ; Killed in action, 1st September, 1915.

Quinton, Leonard (1915-19) ; Lieutenant, R.A.S.C. (M.T.) ; France 3 years 7 months.

Rayment, Bertram Charles (1915-19) ; Private, R.A.S.C. (M.T.) ; France 3 years 2 months.

*Reardon, Leonard Andrew (1914-18) ; Acting Lance-Corporal, 31st Battalion London Regiment : France 6 months ; Killed in action, 1st September, 1918,

Reed, Percy Alfred (1914-19) ; Corporal, 2/10th Battalion London Regiment R.F.C. and R.A.F

Reid, John William Joseph (1914-l6) ; Rifleman, 16th Battalion London Regiment ; France 7 months.

Rhead, Albert Willie (1914-18) ; Sec-Lieutenant, 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment ; France.

*Richards, Albert Ernest (1915-18) ; Private, 23rd Battalion Machine Gun Corps ; France 12 months; Died of wounds, 2Sth August, 1918.

Richards, Frank Harold (1915-19) ; Aircraftsman (1st Class), 15th Battalion London Regiment and R.A.F. ; France 5 months, Salonica 10 months, Palestine 15 months, Red Sea Aerial Survey 3 months and Egypt 3 months.

Riley. Alfred Arnold (1915-19) ; M.C. ; Captain, Inns of Court O.T.C., 7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment ; France 1 year 8 months.

Rivers, Amos (1916-19) ; Private, R.F.A. ; France 4 mouths.

Roberts. Harold (1915-19) ; Flight-Sergeant, R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.

Robinson, George Frank (1916-19) : Corporal, Royal Fusiliers and A.P.C.

Robinson, Thomas William James (1915-19) ; Gunner, R.F.A., and Lance-Corporal, R.A.M.C. ; Salonica 17 months, Italy 4 months.

Rogers. George David (1916-19) ; Staff-Sergeant, R.A.O.C.

Rose, Arthur Petril (1915-19) ; Mentioned in despatches ; Lance-Corporal, 14th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, 19th Battalion Hampshire Regiment ; France 2 years 8 months.

Rosenberg, Isaac Mark (1917-19) ; Acting Sergeant, Royal Fusiliers and A.P.C.

* Rowland, William George (1914-16) ; Rifleman, 9th Battalion London Regiment ; France 1 year 8 months ; Missing, presumed killed, 1st July, 1916.

Sale, John Colbourne (1914-19) ; Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, 15th Battalion London Regiment ; France 11 months, Salonica and Greece 7 months, Palestine 12 months.

* Scarf, Albert William (1915-17); Private, Honourahle Artillery Company ; France 9 months ; Killed in action, 26th July. 1917.

Scears. Lupus (1914-19); Battery Sergeant-Major, 5th London Brigade, R.F.A. , Administrative Depot, and Sergeant, Reserve Battery, R.F.A.

Sedgwick, Douglas Webb (1917-19); Private, 28th Battalion London Regiment, Lieutenant, R.F.C. and R.A.F. ; France (liaison officer).

Selleck, Ernest (1914-19); Private. 13th Battalion London Regiment and Machine Gun Corps ; France 4 years.

Shaddick, Charles Herbert (1915-19) ; M.S.M., Twice mentioned in despatches ; Staff Sergeant-Major, R.A.S.C. ; Mesopotamia 1 year 11 months, India 1 month.

Sharratt, Thomas Harry (1914-19) ; Captain, 15th Battalion London Regiment, 18th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment and Tank Corps ; France 2 years 11 months.

*Sibbitt, Bernard (1916-18) ; Private, R.A.M.C. ; France and Mediterranean about 2 years ; Killed in action, 27th May, 1918.

Sibson, Thomas (1914-16) ; Private, 7th Battalion London Regiment ; France 8 months.

Smith, Henry (1916-19) ; Writer (3rd Class), R.N. ; Baltic Sea 3 months, Grand Fleet 9 months.

Snelling, Walter Carbery (1915-19) Lieutenant, 2nd and 7th Battalions Wiltshire Regiment , and 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment ; France 18 months.

Solkhon, Arthur Norris (1915-19) Lieutenant, R.A.S.C. (M.T.) ; Italy 4 months.

Sollis William Powell (1915-19); Private, 2/3rd South Midland Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. ; France 3 years 8 months.

Squire, Frank Reginald (1914-19) ; Corporal, 1st County of London Yeomanry, Lieutenant, 1st Garrison Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 1st Garrison Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, and Acting Captain and Adjutant, 256th Company (Indian) Machine Gun Corps ; France 1 month, Egypt 7 months, Gallipoli 3 months, Italy 3 months, India 2 years 1 month.

* Starling, Bertram Walter Filer (1916-19) ; Aircraftsman (2nd Class), R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. ; France 15 months ; Died, 24th February, 1919.

Staunton, Harry Laurence (1915-19) ; Corporal, 1st Regiment London Regiment and A.P.C. ; France 11 months.

Stedeford. William Arthur Peardon (1917-19) ; Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.R.

Stietencron. Gustav Adolph (1915-19) ; Acting Sergeant, 3/8th Battalion London Regiment, R.F.A. and Labour Corps.

Stillwell. Frank (1914-19) ; Sergeant, 6th Battalion London Regiment ; France 12 months.

Sullivan. Bernard Sidney (1917-19) ; Acting Staff Sergeant-Major, R.A.S.C.

Summers, Charles Alfred George (1917-19) ; Corporal, 265th Area Employment Co., attached V. Corps, Headquarters ; France 17 months.

* Sutton, Percy Turner (1916-18); Sec-Lieutenant, R.G.A. ; France 17 months ; Killed in action, 24th August, 1918.

Tate, Charles Harold (1915-19) ; Air Mechanic 1st Class), R.A.F. : France 2 years 2 months, Germany 3 months.

Templeman. Stanley Grey (1915-19) ; Lance-Corporal, 2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment ; Salonica 2 years 1 month.

Thomas, Bertram Charles (1914-19) ; Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., 1st Naval Brigade Royal Naval Division ; Gallipoli 8 months.

Thomas, Cyril Oliver Alexander (1914-18) ; Sergeant, 15th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers ; France about 2 years.

Thompson, Frederick William (1916-19) ; Private, R.F.C and lance-Corporal, R.A.S.C. (M.T.).

Thompson, Ralph (1916-19) Private, 14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 20th Battalion London Regiment and R.A.M.C. ; France 12 months.

Thurman, George Edward (1916-19) ; Corporal, Army Cyclists' Corps and A.P.C.

Thurston, Henry Atherton (1918) ; Labourer, R.A.F.

Tippetts, Richard Alexander Ferguson (1916-19); Lieutenant, R.G.A. ; Prance 2 years 1 month.

Tomlinson, John George (1915-l6) ; Air Mechanic (2nd class), R.F.C.

Trace, George Frederic (1915-19); Corporal, R.A.S.C, and Captain, R.A.O.C. ; France 3 years 2 months.

Triggle, Herbert William Tom (1917-18) : Corporal, R.G.A. ; Prance 14 months.

Trodd, Walter Charles (1916-19) ; Lance-Corporal. 25th Battalion London Regiment (Cyclists) and 16th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles ; France 2 years 1 month.

* Trotman, Frank William (1915-16) ; Private, 3/15th Battalion London Regiment ; France 3 months ; Missing, believed killed, 7th October, 1916.

*Turk, George Deane (1914-17) ; Sec-Lieutenant, 1st Battalion Essex Regiment ; France and Salonica 1 year 11 months ; Died as prisoner of war in Germany, 23rd June, 1917.

Turner, Albert Richard (1916-19) ; Private, 6th, 7th, 5th and 3rd Battalions Royal Fusiliers and 10th Battalion Devonshire Regiment ; Salonica 13 months, Bulgaria (prisoner of war) 12 months.

Turner, Frank (1914-19) ; Quarter-master-Sergeant, 15th Battalion London Regiment, and Lieutenant, Royal North Devon Hussars.

Tutt, James Herbert (1917-19); Sergeant, R.F.C. and R.A.F.

*Vellensworth, Henry John Anthony (1916-18) : Gunner, R.G.A. ; France 2 years ; Died, 1st November, 1918.

Venn, Henry (1916-19) ; Private, 4/7th Battalion Middlesex and 13th Battalion London Regiments, and Sapper, R.E. ; France 2 years 11 months.

Wakely, Leslie Day (1910-19) ; Private, 4th Battalion Essex Regiment, and Corporal, R.A.O.C. ; France 3 years.

Walker, Frederick Thomas (1915-19) ; Lance-Corporal, 4th and 2nd Battalions, East Surrey Regiment, attached R.A.S.C. ; Salonica 2 years 3 months, Dardanelles 5 months.

Walton, Alfred William Foster (1915-16) ; Corporal, Honourable Artillery Company.

Waters, Taliesin (1915) ; Private, Welsh Guards.

Watts, Clive (1915-19) ; Mentioned in despatches ; Captain, 15th Battalion London Regiment and Northumberland Fusiliers ; France 2 years.

Watts, Frederick Pemberton (1917-19); Private, Honourable Artillery Company and R.A.M.C.

Watts-Fraser, John Frederick (1914-l8) ; Lieutenant, 14th Battalion London Regiment; Recruiting,', registration, etc., work in
England and work for Ministry of Munitions ; France 3 months.

Weatherhead, Herbert Davenport (1916-19) ; Squadron Quartermaster-Sergeant, 52nd Squadron Remounts and R.A.S.C.

Webb Alfred Walter (1914-19) ; M.S.M.; Quartermaster-Sergeant, 4th Battalion London Regiment ; France 2 years.

Wellsteed, Percy Thomas (1914-19); Lance-Corporal, 10th Battalion London Regiment, and Lieutenant, 1st Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment ; France 2 years 3 mouths.

Whildon, Walter Charles (1916-19) ; Private, R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.

White, Albert Alonzo (1917-19) : Ordinary Seaman (acting Schoolmaster), R.N. (afloat).

White, Philip Steven (1916-19): Staff-Sergeant, R.A.S.C. and 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment; France 3 years 1 month.

Whitman, John Edward Alfred (1914-19) ; Captain, R.F.A. and R.G.A. ; France 2 years.

Whitney, George Francis (1915-19) ; Rifleman, 6th Battalion London Regiment and 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps; France 2 years 1 month.

Williams, Bruce (1915-19); Sec-Lieutenant, R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.

Williams, Edward Ormonde (1916-19); Leading Aircraftsman, R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.

Williamson, William Edwin (1914-15); Trooper, 2/2nd County of Loudon Yeomanry.

Willis, Frederick George (1915-19); Sergeant, R.E. and Anti-Aircraft Service.

Wilmot, Herbert Henry (1915-19) ; Royal Humane Society Certificate for saving life in the sea at Ramleh, Egypt ; Sergeant, R.A.M.C. ; Gallipoli and Egypt 3 years 7 months.

Wilson, Robert Charles (1916-19); Lance-Corporal, 24th Battalion London Regiment. 12th Offlcer Cadet Battalion, and Lieutenant, 5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment ; France 1 month, Salonica 2 months, Egypt and Palestine 10 months.

*Wood, Richard Thomas (1914-18); Sec-Lieutenant, 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps ; France 2 years months ; Died of wounds 20th April, 1918.

* Woodward, John William Halford (1915-l8); Private l; R.A.M.C. and 2/20th Battalion London Regiment ; France 12 months, Palestine 10 months ; Wounded and missing, 30th April, 1918

Worsen, Lewis James (1914-19); Private, 2/7th Battalion London Regiment, and Sapper, R.E. ; France 2 years 1 month.

Wyett, William Richard (1915-19); Corporal, 8th and 7th Battalions Middlesex Regiment


Temporary Staff  :

Aldcroft, Arthur James (1914-19); Squadron Quartermaster-Sergeant, 10th Royal Hussars and 11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment


Nicholas, Hubert James (1915-18) ; Private, R.A.M.C. ; Mesopotamia 12 months.

Rickwood, Edward (1915-19) ; Sergeant, R.E.

Salt, Henry Thomas (1915-19): Lance-Corpora], 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment