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Brooks H W Pte 634092 20th London Regiment

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Brooks H W Pte 634092 20th London Regiment

BROOKS, HAROLD WALTON, Private, No. 634092, 20th Battn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) The London Regt. (T.F.), s. of Henry Thomas Brooks, of 60, Baring Road, Lee, S.E., by his wife, Mary J., dau. of J. J. Berry; Berry; b. Clapham Clapham Road, S.W., 3 Oct. 1898; educ. Dudley House School, Lee, S.E.; was on the staff of Messrs. Cox’s Bank; joined the London Regt. in Jan. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following April, and was killed in action at Hill 63, 31 Aug. 1918. Buried in Raucourt Military Cemetery. Private Brooks was an enthu-siastic athlete; he captained his school cricket and football teams was an expert swimmer, and at the age of 18 won an Army boxing competition at Winchester; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bronsdon A E Pte Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Transferred To 20th London Regiment

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BRONSDON, ARTHUR EDWIN, Private, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regt.). s. of the late Charles Bronsdon, Builder, by his wife, Laura, dau. of Alfred Postle; b. Blackheath, London. S.E., 11 Nov. 1890; educ. St. Michael’s School there was employed as a Clerk on the London Stock Exchange; enlisted 9 June, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died 1 March, 1917, from wounds received in action the previous day; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ashby W Pte 630425 20th London Regiment

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Ashby W Pte 20th London Regiment

Ashby W Pte 630425 20th London Regiment.

Of Lewisham.

Source : The Vivid 10th Apr 1915

Address 23 Ryecroft Road, Lewisham.

To France with the 20th London Regiment 9th Mar 1915.

Gazette issue 31446. Mentioned in Despatches 8th Jul 1919