BOND, THOMAS MORGAN, 2nd Lieut., 11th Battn. Royal Irish Rifles, late Private, No. 9973, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt., yst. s. of Major Thomas Morgan Bond, of 37, St. James’ Square, Holland Park, W., R.A.M.C. (retired), by his wife, Martha Francis, dau. of Alexander Meiklejohn, of Greenock; b. Belfast, 12 Oct. 1896; educ. Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, Sussex; enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade on 10 Aug. 1914, five days after the declaration of war, and at once joined his battn. for training at Crowborough. He left for France on 4 Nov., served in the trenches through the winter and was killed in action at the Second Battle of Ypres, 2 May, 1915, aged 18 years and 7 months; unm. He was gazetted as 2nd Lieut. to the Royal Irish Rifles, 10 May, to rank as from 10 March, but did not live to take up his commission.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

BLIGHT, GILBERT FOSTER, Rifleman, No. 4602, 2/5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), s. of Howard Blight, Forest View, Fern-down, Wimborne, co. Dorset, by his wife, Fanny Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph James Tyson; b. London, 18 Aug. 1888; educ. Owen’s School, Islington; was a Cashier employed in the London and South Western Bank, passing the Bankers Institute Exam., both Preliminary and Final; joined the London Rifle Brigade 5 April, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 25 Jan. 1917, and was killed in action at Arras 14 March following. Buried near Ransart. His Commanding Officer wrote: “In him the company has lost a brave soldier, a hard worker, and I know he was to many men a faithful friend. He was so reliable,” and his Chaplain : “His loss is very much felt by all his comrades, for everyone in his platoon was fond of him.” A comrade also wrote: Everyone who met him liked him, and enjoyed his bright, cheerful company.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 4

Beyfus H E Pte 225 5th London Regiment

BEYFUS, HAROLD EMANUEL, Private, No. 225, 5th Battn. (Rifle Brigade) The London Regt., yr. s. of Albert Lewis Beyfus, of 3, Park Place Villas, Maida Hill, W., Precious Stone Merchant and Broker, by his wife, Essie, dau, of Benjamin de Frece, of New York, U.S.A.; b. Maida Hill, W., 26 April, 1886; educ. Gower St. University School, and Kahn’s Institute, Brussels; joined the London Rifle Brigade after the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; was wounded in the head, in action at Hill 60, 1 May, 1915, and died in hospital at Boulogne two days later; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

BEVAN, RICHARD VINCENT, Private, 5th Battn. (City of London) The London Regt., The London Rifle Brigade, s. of Richard Bevan, of 31, Girdler’s Road, Brook Green, W., L.R.C.P.L., D.P.H., etc., Alderman of Hammersmith; b. Lydd, co. Kent, 22 March, 1893; educ. at Colet Court and St. Paul’s School (foundation scholar), where he gained the Huxley scholarship; was in the St. Paul’s O.T. Corps, and joined the London Rifle Brigade, 1911. At the time he was called up with his regt., he was a medical student and Huxley Scholar at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, and was an under-graduate of the London University. He was shot, while in “Plugstreet” Wood with his section, 10 Dec. 1914, and died two days later at Bailleul Clearing Hospital from his wounds; buried in Bailleul Cemetery; unm. Bevan was in the Gymnasium eight at St. Paul’s and reserve man at the Aldershot Public School Competition. He played Rugby for the Old Pauline A team and for the Charing Cross Hospital Rugby team.

Source : De Ruvigny’ Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Bennett F B Pte 1115 5th London Regiment

BENNETT, FREDERICK BENJAMIN, Private, No. 1115, 1/5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of Benjamin Bennett, of 17, Airlie Gardens, Ilford, Clerk, by his wife, Alice Eliza, dau. of William Hudson, of Dalston, N.E.; b. Leyton, co. Essex, 16 June, 1896; educ. Cleveland Road Council School, Ilford, and St. George’s College, London; entered H.M. Customs as a boy clerk after competitive examination, remaining until he reached the age limit of eighteen, and was preparing for the Second Division Civil Service when war broke out. He had served a year and eight months in the Civil Service Cadets, and after passing his examination joined the London Rifle Brigade in Oct. and was picked for the drafts for the 1st Battn. at the end of Jan. He had been at the Front scarcely three weeks when, about 1 a.m. on 12 March, 1915, he was mortally wounded while on sentry duty in the trenches at Ploegsteert Woods. The Sergt. of his platoon wrote: “Your son was in my platoon and was on sentry duty in the trench on the night of the 11th-12th. At about 1 a.m. a star light was sent up by the enemy over his trench, followed immediately by a volley. Unfortunately one of the shots struck your son on the left side of the head level with the left eye. He was picked up at once and sent to the field ambulance without any delay. The wound was a very severe one, and he died the following morning about 11 a.m. . He was a fine manly chap and did his duty with the best.” He was a server at St. Clement’s Parish Church, Ilford, and was for some time secretary of the Young Men’s Guild.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Bell C M Pte 9215 5th London Regiment

BELL, CEDRIC MOLESWORTH, Private, No. 9215, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt., s. of Angus Alger Bell, of 120, Wightman Road, N., Chief Accountant at the Royal Academy of Music, and Sergt.-Major 5th London Brigade, R.F.A., by his wife, Agnes, dau. of Thomas Bell Weeks; b. Harringay, 22 May, 1893; educ. Owen’s School, Islington; joined the London Rifle Brigade in 1911, and volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war. He went to the Front in Nov. 1914, and on 4 Dec. was wounded in action by shrapnel and invalided home. He rejoined his regt. in France in March, 1915, was wounded by shell fire on 26 April, 1915, during the attack on Hill 60, and died before reaching the casualty clearing station;  He was buried in Bailleul Cemetery. unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Bedford C T Pte 9499 5th London Regiment

BEDFORD, CONRAD THOMAS, Private, No. 9499, 1/5 Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of Thomas Arthur Bedford, Clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank (d. 24 Nov. 1899), by his wife, Clara, dau. of Walter W. Roberts, of Upper Holloway; b. Bowes Park, N., 8 Aug. 1891; educ. Seaford College (Col. Savage), Sussex, where he was for four years in the College Cadet Corps (attached to the Royal Sussex Engineers) and left with the rank of corpl. On leaving school in 1909, he became a clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank, and in Feb. 1913, joined the London Rifle Brigade. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for foreign service, went to the front with the L.R.B., 4 Nov. 1914, was slightly wounded by a gunshot in the right shoulder at Ploegsteert at 2 a.m. on 27 Feb. 1915, and died at the American Women’s War Hospital, Paignton, South Devon, 15 March, following, of blood poisoning; unm. A comrade wrote: “May I say how keenly his death was felt by the men who knew him and liked him, as we all did. He was one of the cheery ones always, and always ready to do everything he could to help anyone.”

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Bates A S Major 5th London Regiment

London Regiment 5th Battalion King N C Lt Col, Tod G R Lt Col, Bates A S Lt Col DSO

Source : Short History Of The London Rifle Brigade

BALDWIN, A. E. (Machine Room, wash-house). Enlisted in the Oxf. & Bucks L.I. on 8 Nov. 1915. Served in England, with intervals of ill health, to June 1916, when he was discharged. Subsequently served intermittently to 12 Dec. 1917. In France in the London Rifle Brigade from 28 Sept. 1918 to the following July. Demobilized 25 July 1919.

Source : War Record Of Oxford University Press