COOTE, C. J., Rifleman, London Rifle Brigade.
He joined in May, 1915, and in June, 1916, was discharged on medical grounds. The strain of military service impaired his constitution, and he died shortly afterwards.
51, Love Lane, Tottenham.

Source : The National Roll Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 1

CLOUGH, H. G., Rifleman, London Rifle Brigade.
He joined in February, 1916, was sent to France in the same year, and took part in the fighting on the Somme, where he was wounded in action. He was invalided home in 1917, and discharged unfit for further service in June, 1918. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals.
72, Deacon Road, Willesden.

Source : The National Roll Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 1

Claridge W S L/Cpl 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Claridge W S L/Cpl 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Born 1oth June, 1895. He was a keen member of the O.A. Football Club and went to France in November, 1914, with the 1st Battalion London Rifle Brigade. He was in and out of the trenches during the winter and was killed in action in the second Battle of Ypres, 13th May, 1915.

Source : Dulwich College War Record 1914-1919

Chandler F D Cpl 300251 5th London Regiment

Source : Lloyd’s War Memorial 1914-1918

CAUGHTREY, JOSEPH EDWARD MACKINTOSH, Private, No. 1462, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of Joseph William Henry Caughtrey, of 46. Broadwater Road, South Tottenham, N., by his wife, Rachel Louisa, elder dau, of the late (–) Mackintosh, of 46. Berry Street. Liverpool: b. Clapton, London. E.. 8 Aug. 1895: edue. Bruce Grove County Council School, Tottenham. N.: volunteered for active service, and joined the London Rifle Brigade 11 Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Sept.; was reported missing after the First Battle of the Somme 1 July, 1916, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler-Wright N LCpl 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

NEVILLE ORMONDE BUTLER – WRIGHT,, L.-Corpl., No. 324, 5th Battn. The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 3rd s. of William Butler-Wright, of 122, Clapton Common, London, N., by his wife, Henrietta Louisa, dau. of William Mulligan, of Bainbridge, near Belfast; and brother to 2nd Lieut. V. A. Butler-Wright (q.v.); b. at Dharwar, India; educ. Tottenham Grammar School; was Registrar for Chaffers Gold Mining Com-pany; volunteered for foreign service and enlisted on the declaration of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Nov., and was killed in action in the trenches at Armentières 26 April, 191 , being shot through the head by a sniper; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 2

BUTCHER, WILLIAM GUY DEAME, Capt.. 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. s. of William Deane Butcher. of Holyrood, Cleveland Road, Ealing. W.. M.R.C.S., by his wife, Fanny, dau. of Lieut.-Co!. Bazett, 9th Bengal Cavalry (retired); b. Windsor, 29 Oct. 1891; educ. Harrow View School, and Stoke House, Slough, where he gained in 1904 Foundation Scholarship a at Eton, and entered there as King’s Scholar; in 1908, gained a minor Scholarship for Classics to Trinity College, Cambridge, also the Reynolds Scholarship and the Newcastle Scholarship; he took up his residence at Trinity in 1910, and in 1913 took First Class in the Classical Tripos. and in 1914 First Class in Part II. of the Classical Tripos, and in the same year gained the Craven Scholarship and the Chancellor’s Medal; was reading for a Trinity Fellowship in Aug. 1914, and as he had been a member of the Cambridge O.T.C. for three years, was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the London Rifle Brigade Oct. 1914; promoted Lieut., and Capt. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from May, 1917, and was killed in action at Glencorse Wood 16 Aug. following. Buried in Glencorse Wood, where he fell.

His Colonel wrote: Capt. Butcher had not been with us very long, but in the actions he had taken part, he had always displayed a complete fearlessness and disregard of danger. He encouraged his men by his example and cheerfulness. and we have lost a splendid officer,” and an officer: “I cannot tell you what a loss he is to us. Our company was composed of officers, whose sole aim was to try to help each other cheerfully to perform our duty, and to make our hardships and inconveniences more bearable. To say that Capt. Butcher was the one person who, more than anyone else, succeeded in that aim, is not exaggerating a bit. He was tremendously popular with his fellow-officers, and was respected and loved by the men of our company. He will always remain in my memory as one of the finest types of men I have ever known-a man who had high ideals and tried to live them. He is spoken of by the men with the greatest respect. In him they saw a man they felt they could trust, and that trust was never misplaced.” Another also wrote: “I learned to respect, admire and love old Butch.’ His straightness, keenness, loyalty and invariable good temper, together with an infinite capacity for fun, made him a companion and friend that stood out in my mind, even in this war of innumerable associations. It was most noteworthy how he was liked by all; I have heard his men cheer him to the echo when a draft left.” The late Dr. Butler, of Trinity, wrote: “Your dear son’s Eton and Trinity career was indeed a brilliant one, and his character was not unworthy of his fine mental powers. He will not soon be forgotten at Trinity. He seemed to have fullness of life before him, and no common unfruitful life.

His loss is not only a personal but a national loss,” and a school and college friend : Guy Butcher died as he had lived, showing both in his life and in his death that he was on the side of all that was honourable and just and right. Guy’s memory to me will always be that of a gentleman and a scholar, who, in his manhood and his scholarship, was fighting not for self-interest, but to make the world better than he found it. His men had learned to love and respect him, and no man could wish for more, for to win the love and respect of the British Tommy is worth death itself, for the Tommy is a hard judge, rightly respecting only the just and the brave. I have lost a very dear friend, but Guy’s memory will always be an inspiration to me; I hope I may always be able to live up to his high standard of honour and scholarship.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 3

Burdge R T Rfn 305815 5th London Regiment

Source : Lloyd’s War Memorial 1914-1918

BUNKER, W. E., Rifleman, London Rifle Brigade. He joined in May, 1915, was sent to France in August, 1917, and was wounded at Bourlon Wood, having previously taken part in other engagements. He was invalided home as the result of his wounds in December, 1917, and remained on Home defence until discharged in April, 1918. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals.
63, Carlyle Avenue, Harlesden.

Source : The National Roll Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 1

BUCKINGHAM, R. J., Rifleman, London Rifle Brigade.
He joined in 1916, and served on the Western Front, taking part in the battles of Ypres, Cambrai, Somme and various other engagements. He was wounded while in action near Arras in October, 1918, and was discharged as the result of his wounds the same year.
He holds the General Service and Victory Medals.
38, I,itchfield Gardens, Willesden Green.

Source : The National Roll Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 1