+SAWLE, WALTER ... Boy … R.N., Nov. 1918, Boy. H.M.S. Impregnable. Died of pneumonia, Feb. 25, 1919. (35, Nuns Road)
SAWLE, Walter, Boy 2nd Class, J/93962, HMS Impregnable Royal Navy, d. 25 February 1919 aged 15.
Son of William Henry Sawle and Caroline Paris Sawle of 35, Nuns Road. Born 17 September 1903 at Southampton. Enlisted in November 1918. Died of pneumonia 25 February 1919 at Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 25. 2098.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SCADDAN, ALFRED … Pte. … Kent Cyc., Oct. 1915, Pte. Buffs. France. Missing, believed Killed, Oct. 5, 1916. (10, Andover Road)
SCADDEN, Alfred, Private, G/15680, 7th (Service) Bn The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), d. 5 October 1916 aged 27.
Son of William and Annie Scadden of 10, Andover Road. Born 1889. Enlisted at Tonbridge, Kent in October 1915 and served in France. Transferred from the Kent Cyclists. Killed in Action 5 October 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 5D.). Memorials at St Matthew’s and St Paul’s.
+SCOTT, CYRIL ... Pte. …Wilts, Jan. 1916, Pte. France. Killed in Action,
June 14, 1917. (32, Nuns Road)
SCOTT, Cyril, Private, 23014, 6th (Service) Bn The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), died 14 June 1917 aged 23.
Son of Burton George and Emma Scott of St Ives, Arthur Road. Born at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, 1894. A Hay and Straw Builder in 1911. His brother Ernest was a Straw Dealer so maybe they worked together. Enlisted in January 1916. Served in France. Died of Wounds 14 June 1917. Buried in Locre Hospice Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (GR I. A. 8.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
His brother Ernest William served as a Wheeler, promoted to Bombardier, in The Royal Field Artillery, was wounded once and gassed three times, and survived the War.
+SCOTT, EDWARD C. … Lieut. … R.A., 1912, Lieut. France. Killed in
Action, Nov. 21, 1914, Armentières. (The Garth, Lankhills Road)
SCOTT, Edward Claud, 2nd Lieutenant, The Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 21 November 1914 aged 22.
Son of General Hugh Aboakir Scott, RA and Laura Milicent Scott, of The Garth, Lankhills Road. Born at St Helier, Jersey in 1892. Educated at Repton, Derbyshire, in 1911 he was a Military Student. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in The Royal Garrison Artillery 23 December 1911 and joined the 5th Siege Battery 19 February 1912. Embarked for France 27 September 1914. Killed in Action near Armentieres 21 November 1914. Buried at Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France (GR VIII. A. 3.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
+SEWARD, JOHN W. … Sergt. … R.B., 1904, Rfn. India, France. Wounded four times. Killed in Action, Aug. 26, 1917. (16, Stockbridge Road)
SEWARD, John W., Serjeant, 26123, 101st Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), d. 26 August 1917 aged 30.
Son of John and Esther Seward of 46, Canon Street, 1911. Born 1887. An Errand Boy in 1901. Enlisted in 1904 and in 1911 was a Private 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), resident at Fort William, Calcutta, India. Served during the War in India and France. Went to France 7 November 1914. Formerly 355, Lance-Corporal in The Rifle Brigade. Wounded four times and was Killed in Action 26 August 1917. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had two brothers who served in the War. Charles served in Mesopotamia as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment, transferred to The Northumberland Fusiliers and was wounded once. George served as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and transferred to the Royal Air Force. They both survived the War.
+SHARPE, ALFRED … Pte. … Hants, Mch. 1916, Pte. India, Egypt, France.
Wounded once. Killed in Action, July 28, 1918. (2, Granville Place)
SHARP, Alfred, Private, 202406, 2nd /4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 28 July 1918 aged 33.
Son of the late Robert and Emma Sharp of 2, Granville Place. Born 1886. A General Labourer in 1901. In 1911 was a Gardener. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in India, Egypt and France. Wounded once and Killed in Action 28 July 1918. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Memorial at St Peter Chesil (All Saints) (Sharpe).
He had two brothers who served during the War. Frederick served in France as a Gunner in The Royal Garrison Artillery and was wounded March 22 1918. William served on the Home Front as a Private in The Labour Corps for the last month of the War. Both survived.
+SHEARS, SAMUEL … [BLANK] … Hants, Aug. 1914. Home. Died, Feb. 5
1919. (12, Ashley Terrace)
SHEARS, Samuel, 144693 formerly 1449 The Hampshire Regiment, The Hampshire Regiment Labour Corps 380th Home Service Labour Company), d. 5 February 1919 aged 51.
Born about 1868 at Wallop. Lived at 12, Ashley Terrace. Married to Mabel A. Shears. They had two children, Mabel Rose born 1898 and Samuel George born 1900. He had three stepchildren, Frances A., Leonard L. and Jessie E. His wife died in 1911. A Railway Carrier’s Carman in 1901 and 1911. Enlisted 26 May 1884 (1449). Discharged 30 January 1894 physically unfit (epilepsy), intending to live at 11, ?Terrace Row. ? Joined Territorials 1908, re-enlisted in August 1914. Discharged 1 August 1918 permanently unfit (chronic bronchitis). Served on the Home Front. Died 5 February 1919. Memorials in St Matthew's and St Paul's.
His son Samuel George served on the Western Front as a Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and The Worcestershire Regiment. He survived the War.
+SHEFFERD, CECIL … L.-Corpl. … Hants, 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Wounded, Mch. and July, 1915. Taken Prisoner by Turks. Died as P.O.W. (94, Fairfield Road)
SHEFFERD, Cecil, Private, 200107, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 4 September 1916 aged 23.
Son of Thomas and Jane Shefferd (widow in 1911) of ?Grangemouth, Fairfield Road. Born at Northington in 1893. Worked for the Council as a Clerk in 1911. Enlisted in 1914. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Wounded in March and July 1915. Taken prisoner by Turks and died a POW 4 September 1916. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XXI. T. 23.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul's, Hampshire County Council and Peter Symonds and St Thomas’s schools..
He had three brothers who served during the War. Charles D. served in Mesopotamia as a Sapper, promoted to Serjeant in the Royal Engineers. George served in France as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment. Ronald served in France in The Royal Army Medical Corps. They all survived the War.
+SHEPPARD, WILLIAM J. … [BLANK] … Hants, Oct. 1916, Pte. France. Killed in Action, Feb. 1, 1917. (13, Lawn Street)
SHEPPARD, William Jesse, Private, 29837, 14th (Service) Bn (!st Portsmouth)The Hampshire Regiment, d. 1 February 1917 aged 38.
Son of Jesse and Elizabeth Sheppard of 11, Middle Brook Street. Born 1891. Married Nellie Maria (née Pope) in 1905 (13, Lawn Street). By 1911 they had three children: Nellie Marion Rose, born 1906, Gladys Lilian May born 1908 and Jen Alexander born 1910. A Builder’s Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in October 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. Killed in Action 1 February 1917. Commemorated at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (GR V. G. 1.). Memorial at Holy Trinity (Jess Sheppard).
+SHERWOOD, FRANK E. ... [BLANK] … Hants, Aug. 1914. Dardanelles. Killed in Action, Aug. 10, 1915. (Highcliffe Park Farm)
SHERWOOD, Frank Edwin, Private, 9780, 10th (Service) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 10 August 1915 aged 23.
Son of George and Lydia Sherwood of Highcliffe Park Farm, Winchester. Born at Alresford in 1892. George Sherwood died in 1911. A Farm Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles). Killed in Action 10 August 1915. Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Turkey (PR Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.). Memorial at All Saints.
His brother George was Killed in Action 30 November 1914.
+SHERWOOD, GEORGE ... Pte. … Hants, rejoined Aug. 1914, Pte. France.
Killed in Action, Nov. 30, 1914. (Highcliffe Park Farm)
SHERWOOD, George Henry, Private, 5899, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 30 November 1914 aged 33.
Son of the late George and Lydia Sherwood of Highcliffe Park Farm, Winchester. Born at Andover in 1889. George Sherwood, senior, d. in 1911. George, junior, is registered at Fort Rawalpindi, India as a soldier in 1911. Served in the South African campaign. Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served with the British Expeditionary Force in France. Killed in Action 30 November 1914. Buried at Lancashire Cottage Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium (GR I. C. 14.). Memorial at All Saints.
His brother Frank, listed above, was Killed in Action 10 August 1915.
+SHORE, ALFRED G. ... A.-C.Q.M.S. … Hants (T.F.), Pte. Hants. India,
Mesopotamia. Wounded once. Taken Prisoner by Turks, Kut. Died, as P.O.W. (Little Minster Street)
SHORE, Alfred George, Company Quartermaster Serjeant, 200022, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 31 July 1916 aged 28.
Son of Alfred Edwin and Jessie Jane Shore of 8, Little Minster Street. Born 1888. A Carter in 1911. As with his father and brother (see below) Shaw was transferred from The Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Enlisted at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Wounded once. Taken prisoner at Kut and died a POW 31 July 1916. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorial at St Thomas’s Church.
His father Alfred Edwin served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private, promoted to company Serjeant Major in The Hampshire Regiment. His brother William V. served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private, promoted to Serjeant in The Hampshire Regiment. Both survived the War.
+SIMMONDS, ALBERT W. … Pte. ... Hants, 1913, Pte. France. Wounded, Oct. 15, 1914. Killed in Action, May 13, 1915. (Railway Cottages, St. Cross)
SIMMONDS, Albert Walter, Private, 9343, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 13 May 1915 aged 18.
Son of Walter and Rose A. Simmonds, of Railway Cottage, Mead Road. Born at Kings Worthy in 1897. In 1911 he was a Baker’s Assistant. Enlisted in 1913 at Winchester. Served during the War in France. Wounded 15 October 1914 and Killed in Action 13 May 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 35.). Memorial at St Cross Chapel.
+SIMMONS, JOHN … 2nd Lieut. … R.W.S., 1888, Band Boy. R.B. France. Killed (accidentally), Aug. 21, 1916, Aldershot. (4, Greenhill Road)
SIMMONS, John, 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Bn attd Bombing School The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 21 August 1916 aged 42.
Born at Marylebone, London in 1874. Married Helen Mary Barrow in 1900: lived at 4, Greenhill Road. Enlisted in 1888 as a Band Boy and served in the Royal West Surrey Regiment. A Colour Serjeant (Serjeant-Major 7178) 5th Bn Rifle stationed at Cambridge Barracks and Recruiting Office, Francis Street Woolwich in 1911. First served in France 12 January 1915. Killed accidentally at Aldershot 21 August 1916. Buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery (PR AH. 347.). Memorials at St Bartholomew's, St Matthew’s, St Paul’s, and Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St Peter’s Street.
His son John G. served in Germany as a Boy in The Royal Flying Corps, then The Royal Air Force and survived the War.
+SINGLE, ALBERT E. ... Rfn. … R.B., 1905, Rfn. Home. Died, 1916,
Winchester. (11, St. John's Street)
SINGLE, Albert Edward, Private, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 1916 aged 39.
Born 1887. Enlisted prior to the 1891 census when he was registered as a Private in The Rifle Brigade resident with 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade & Troops, Parkhurst Isle of Wight. In 1911 he was stationed at Cambridge Barracks and Recruiting Office, as a Bugler 6th Bn The Rifle Brigade. Served on the Home Front during the War and died in 1916 at Winchester. Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+SIPPETTS, JACK … Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. Mesopotamia. Killed in
Action. (12, High Street)
SIPPETTS, Jack Frederick, Serjeant, 200777 (formerly 2851), 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 5 October 1918 aged 26.
Son of Richard and Jemima Sippetts of 3, Castle Cottage, Forest Row, Sussex. Born at Forest Row, Sussex in 1893. In 1911 he was a Draper’s Assistant in a Department Store in Basingstoke. Enlisted in September 1914 at Hamilton Camp. Served in Mesopotamia. Died 5 October 1918. Buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iraq (III. D. 4.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SLATER, HARRY F. ... [BLANK] … R.F.A., Sept. 7, 1914. Gallipoli. Killed in
Action, Aug. 9, 1915. (55, Upper Brook Street)
SLATER, Harry Francis, Gunner, 11442, 66th Bde Royal Field Artillery, d. 8 August 1915 aged 26.
Son of William and Sarah Slater. Born at Wimbledon, Surrey in 1889. Married Lily R. Hampton in 1912. She apparently married again as she is recorded as Tyers (formerly Slater) of 7, Magdalen Hill. An Assistant in a shop in 1911. Enlisted 7 September 1914 at Southampton and served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles) with C Bty 66th Bde. Died 8 August 1915. Buried at Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey (GR G. 4.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SMART, EDWARD T. ... Dr. … R.H.A., Aug. 1914, Dr. France. Wounded once. Died of Tuberculosis, Mch. 2, 1916. (8, Freelands Buildings)
SMART, Edward Thomas, Driver, 34883, 7th Bde Royal Horse Artillery, d. 2 March 1916 aged 34.
Son of William and Jesse Smart of Kings Somborne (1891). Born at London in 1881. In 1911 widowed mother at 85, Canon Street. Married Rose Ellen Johnson in 1905 (of 9, Freelands Buildings, Middle Brook Street). They had two children, Muriel Jessie born 1908 and George Henry Lewis born 1910. He was stepfather to Edward Charles Johnson. Joined in 1904, to Reserves 1907. In 1911 he was a Groom. Enlisted in August 1914 and his army work as a Driver of horses was a good fit with his pre-war occupation. Served in France. Discharged 28 December 1914 as no longer fit for War Service. Wounded once. Died after Discharge of tuberculosis 2 March 1916. Buried in Kings Somborne New Cemetery (GR I.5.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SMITH, ALBERT E. ... Stoker … R.N., 1904, Stoker. Pacific Ocean. Killed in
Action, 1914, H.M.S. Good Hope. (5, Staple Garden)
SMITH, Albert Ernest, Stoker 1st Class, SS/100458, HMS Good Hope Royal Navy, d. 1 November 1914 aged 30.
Son of Peter Smith and Emily Smith of 5, Staple Garden. Born 23 November 1884. Married Sarah R. Smith (Macklin). In 1911 Moreton Macklin, Smith’s father-in-law was Head of Household at 5, Staple Gardens. Enlisted in 1904 initially for five years. Bricklayer in 1911. Reenlisted from the Fleet Reserve in July 1914 and served aboard HMS Good Hope. Killed in Action 1 November 1914 off the coast of Chile. His WWSR record uniquely refers to service in ‘Pacific Ocean’ where the Good Hope was lost. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial (PR 4.). Memorials at St John the Baptist and St Thomas’s.
De Ruvigny states:
‘Smith, Albert Ernest, Stoker 1st Class (RFR II 8044) SS/100458, HMS Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 November 1914.’
+SMITH, ALFRED C. … Pte. … Somerset L.I., May 1916, Pte. Surrey Rif.
France. Killed in Action, Oct. 8, 1916, Somme. (30, Monks Road)
SMITH, Alfred Charles, Private, 653183, formerly 6699 1st /21st (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), d. 8 October 1916 age unknown.
Enlisted May 1916 at Winchester and served in France. Listed as formerly 4071 5th Surrey Rifles and transferred from Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry). Killed in Action on the Somme 8 October 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 13 C.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
+SMITH, ALFRED J. … Pte. … Hants, Aug. 1914, Pte. Dardanelles. Wounded, Aug. 1915. Died of Wounds, July 1917. (44, Water Lane)
SMITH, Alfred J., Private, 4550, 3rd (Reserve) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 7 July 1917 aged 37.
Son of Charles and Ellen Martha Smith of 44, Water Lane. Enlisted in The Hampshire Royal Artillery in 1901. Previously a Building Labourer for a Mr Jenkins. Discharged with good character in July 1911. A Builder’s Labourer in 1911. Re-enlisted in August 1914. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles). Wounded August 1915 and Died of Wounds 7 July 1917. Buried in Winchester (St Giles Hill) Cemetery. Memorial at St John the Baptist.
His brother Edward served in France as a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery. He was taken prisoner by Germans 21 March 1918 and survived the War.
+SMITH, ARCHIBALD C. ... Pte. … Hants, Dec. 1916, Pte. Mesopotamia. Died, July 13, 1917, Baghdad. (13, Cheriton Road)
SMITH, Archibald C., Private, 203512, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 13 July 1917 aged 35.
Son of Harry Giles and Ann Smith ‘formerly of 53, Western Road in 1911’. Born at Alresford in 1882. Married Annie Sophia Wiseman in 1908. Lived at 13, Cheriton Road. By 1911 they had Frederick Harry George, born 1909 and Robert Archibald Charles, born 1911. A Journeyman Tailor in 1911. Enlisted in December 1916 at Winchester. Served in Mesopotamia. Died 13 July 1917 at Baghdad. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XV. E. 11.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul’s and St Thomas’s.
+SMITH, CHARLES F. … Pte. … Hants, rejoined Aug. 1914, Pte. India, Persian Gulf. Killed in Action, June 12, 1915, Basra. (Southall Cottage, Alresford Rd.)
SMITH, Charles Frederick, Private, 2413, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 12 June 1915 age unknown.
Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served in India and the Persian Gulf. Killed in Action 12 June 1915 at Basra. Buried in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq (GR VI. B. 8.). Memorials at All Saints and St John the Baptist.
+SMITH, EDWIN A. … Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. India, Persia,
Mesopotamia. Killed in Action, Feb. 23, 1917. (11, Fairfield Road)
SMITH, Edwin Alfred, Private, 200771, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 February 1917 aged 25.
Son of Edwin H. and Charlotte E. Smith of 11, Fairfield Road. Born 1888. A Wood Carver in 1911. Enlisted in September 1914 at Hamilton Camp. Served in India, Persia and Mesopotamia. Killed in Action 24 February 1917. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorials at St Paul's and St Matthew’s (B. A. on memorial).
His brother Clement O. served in France as a Private, promoted to Corporal in the Training Reserve, then The Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
+SMITH, FREDERICK C. ... Corpl. … Hants, June 1916, Pte. France.
Killed in Action, Aug. 24, 1917, Ypres. (4, Hedges Buildings)
SMITH, Frederick Charles, Corporal, 25170, 2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 August 1917 aged 35.
Son of Peter and Emily Smith of Chilcomb. Born 1883. Married Emma Kate Stockwell in 1902. Lived at 4, Hedges Buildings, Magdalen Hill. By 1911 they had one son, Frederick Charles born 1908. In 1911 F. C. senior was a Bricklayer. Enlisted in June 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. Killed in Action 24 August 1917 at Ypres. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 88 to 90 and 162.). Memorials at All Saints and St John the Baptist.
+SMITH, HORACE … Tpr. … D.C.L.I., 1907, Pte. Dragoon Gds. France,
Belgium. Wounded three times, 1914 and 1918. Died, Mch. 1918. (14, Gladstone Street)
SMITH, Horace, Private, D/3211, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, d. 31 March 1918 aged 33.
Son of Horace and Julia Smith. Born 1885. A cadet at Thames Nautical Training HMS Worcester in 1901. Enlisted in 1907 at Winchester and served in France and Belgium during the War. Transferred from The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Wounded three times from 1914 to 1918 and Died of Wounds 31 March 1918. Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (GR P. IX. E. 3B.). Memorials at St Matthew's,St Paul's and St Thomas’s School.
+SMITH, ROBERT W. … Sergt. … R.B., 1898, Rfn. France. Died, Aug. 6, 1916, Abbeville. (2, Westgate Lane)
SMITH, Robert William, Serjeant, 6336, 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 6 August 1916 aged 35.
Son of Robert and Emma Smith. Born in 1882 and resided at Norwich, Norfolk. Enlisted in 1898 in Norwich. A Bugler in The King’s Royal Rifle Corps resident at Cambridge Cottages, Woolwich in 1911. During the War he served on the Western Front. Died of Wounds 6 August 1916 at Abbeville. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France (GR VI. K. 8.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+SMITH, SYDNEY E. … Pte. … R.M.L.I., 1913, Pte. North Sea, Dardanelles,
Salonica, France. Killed in Action, Apl. 1, 1918. (13, Union Street)
SMITH, Sydney Ernest, Private, PO/16708, 2nd RM Bn RN Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry, d. 7 April 1918 aged 22.
Son of the late Ernest George and Sarah Jane Smith of 13, Union Street. Born 13 December 1895 at St Giles, Reading, Berkshire. A Tailor’s apprentice in 1911. Enlisted 21 January 1913 at Southampton and served during the War in North Sea, at Gallipoli (Dardanelles), Salonica and France. Killed in Action 7 April 1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France (PR Panel 1). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
His father served on the Home Front as a Private in The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) and survived the War.
+SMITH, WILFRID S. … [BLANK] … R.G.A., Nov. 1, 1916. Home. Accidentally Drowned, Nov. 4, 1916, Plymouth. (66, Kingsgate Street)
SMITH, Wilfred Sidney, Gunner, 126307, No. 3 Depot Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 4 November 1916 aged 26.
Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Anna Smith of 66, Kingsgate Street. Born 1890. An Assistant in his father’s Tailoring business in 1911. Enlisted 1 November 1916 at Winchester. Drowned accidentally 4 November 1916 at Plymouth. Buried at Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1753.). Memorial at St Michael's.
+SNOOK, CYRIL A. … Sergt. … R.G.A., 1913, Gun. France. Wounded and
Gassed, Sept. 25, 1917. M.M. 1917. Died of Wounds, 1918. (53, St. Catherine's Road)
SNOOK, Cyril A., Serjeant, 352341, Hampshire. [RGA - (TF)] Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 7 May 1918 aged 24.
Son of Leah Snook of 53, St Catherine's Road. Born 1894. A Clerk with the National Service League in 1911. Enlisted in 1913 at Winchester. Served in France during the War. Awarded the Military Medal in 1917. Gassed and wounded 25 September 1917 and Died of Wounds 7 May 1918. Buried in Winchester (St Giles’s Hill) Cemetery. Memorials at All Saints and Peter Symonds School.
+SOFFE, GEORGE … Pte. … Hants, Aug. 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Taken Prisoner by Turks, Apl. 29, 1916, Kut. Died, June 20, 1916, Mosul. (17, St. Paul's Hill)
SOFFE, George, Private, 2471, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 26 June 1916 aged 25.
Son of John and Charlotte Soffe. Born at Church Oakley in 1881. A Domestic Under Gardener in 1901. In 1911 he was boarding with a family in Romsey and working as a Domestic Gardener. Enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Taken prisoner by Turks 29 April 1916 at Kut and died a POW 26 June 1916 at Mosul. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. Henry J., listed below, was Killed in Action 20 October 1916. Arthur J. served on the Home Front as a Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery. Ernest T. served at Salonica as a Private, promoted to Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps. They both survived the War.
+SOFFE, HENRY J. … Pte. … Hants, 1915, Pte. France. Killed in Action Oct. 20, 1916, Goudecourt. (17, St. Paul's Hill)
SOFFE, Henry, Private, 17710, 2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 20 October 1916 aged 45.
Son of Tom Soffe. Born at Church Oakley in 1872. Married Maria Louise Campbell in 1901. Lived at 4, Victoria Road, Freemantle, Southampton. They had Dorothy Louise born 1902 and Henry Thomas born 1904. George worked as a Domestic Groom according to the 1891 census. In 1911 he was a Domestic Gardener living with his wife and children at St Bartholomew, Hyde. Enlisted in 1915 at Southampton. Served in France. Killed in Action 20 October 1916 at Goudecourt. Buried in Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR X. B. 9.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. George, listed above, was Killed in Action 26 June 1916. Arthur J. served on the Home Front as a Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery. Ernest T. served at Salonica as a Private, promoted to Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps. They both survived the War.
+SOUTHCOTT, CHARLES F. … Sergt. ... Hants (T.F.), Pte. Persian Gulf.
Wounded once. Died, Dec. 16, 1917. (5, Ilex Terrace)
SOUTHCOTT, Charles Forbes, Serjeant, 380126, 7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 17 December 1917 aged 39.
Born at New Cross, Kent in 1877. Husband of Edith Charlotte Southcott from 1900. Lived at 7, Princes Place, Stanmore, Winchester. In 1881 he was living with a cousin in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire. A Cabinet Maker living with his wife at 15, Eastgate Street in 1911. Enlisted at Winchester. Served in the Persian Gulf. Wounded once. Died 16 December 1917. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1875). Memorials at Christ Church and Holy Trinity.
+SOUTHCOTT, HERBERT … Pte. …R.A.F., June 1918, Pte. Home. Died, July 1, 1918, Blandford. (77, Canon Street)
SOUTHCOTT, Herbert, Private 2nd Class, 197507, Repair Depot Royal Air Force, d. 1 July 1918 age unknown.
Son of a cathedral Lay Clerk, William Veysey, and Sophia Southcott residing in 1911 at 77, Canon Street. Born 1873. Herbert Southcott was living with his wife at 22, ?Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lee, SE London in 1911. Enlisted June 1918 and served on the Home Front. Died 1 July 1918 at Blandford, Dorset. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1958). Memorial at St Michael's.
+SPENCER, ALBERT … Pte. … Hants, Feb. 1916, Pte. Egypt. Missing, believed Killed. (6, Percy Terrace)
SPENCER, Albert, Private, 331221, 1st/8th (Isle of Wight Rifles, Princess Beatrice’s) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 19 April 1917 aged 26.
Son of Sarah Mullins. Born at Andover in 1891. A Farm Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in February 1916 at Winchester. Served in Egypt. Killed in Action 19 April 1917. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (GR XXI. G. 5.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+SPENCER, JOSEPH … L.-Corpl. … Hants, 1911, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Killed in Action, Feb. 17, 1916, Kut. (2, St. John's Park Terrace)
SPENCER, Joseph, Lance-Corporal, 1822, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 17 February 1916 aged 20.
Son of Henry (H.J.) and Rose Spencer of 2, St John’s Park Terrace. Enlisted in 1911 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia during the War. Killed in Action 17 February 1916 at Kut. Buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq (GR H. 3.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STACEY, FRANK … Corpl. … Lond. (Civil Service Rif.), 1916, Rfn.
Mesopotamia, Egypt. Killed in Action, Dec. 14, 1917. (12, Westgate Lane)
STACEY, Frank Lance-Corporal, 574712, 2nd/17th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) d. 8 December 1917 aged 30.
Son of Noah and Alice Stacey of 12, Westgate Lane. Born 1887. Employed as a Doctor’s Boy in 1901; a Gardener in 1911. Enlisted in 1916 at Bow, London while resident at Saffron Waldon, Essex. Served in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Killed in Action 8 December 1917. Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (PR 47-53.). Memorial at St Thomas’s School.
+STACEY, FREDERICK … Corpl. … Glos., Mch. 1916, Pte. Hants. France.
Wounded, Apl. 23, 1918. Died of Wounds, Apl. 24, 1918. (12, Westgate Lane)
STACEY, Frederick, Corporal, 28566, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 April 1918 aged 27.
Son of Noah and Alice Stacey of 12, Westgate Lane. Born 1891. A Plumber’s Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. He was formerly 27416 The Gloucestershire Regiment. Previously husband of Mrs William Shaw of 45, Queen Street, Hulme, Manchester. Wounded 23 April 1918 and Died of Wounds 24 April 1918. Buried in La Pougnay Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR VII. E. 13.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+STAGG, CHARLES T. … Rfn. … K.R.R.C., rejoined Aug. 1914, Rfn.
Killed in Action, July 10, 1917. (85, Chesil Street.)
STAGG, Charles Thomas, Private, 6586, 2nd Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps, d. 10 July 1917 aged 29.
Born 1888. Enlisted in the 3rd Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps as a Private in 1911, registered as living in Dagshai, India. Re-enlisted August 1914 at Winchester. Served in France. Mentioned in Despatches 20 October 1914. Died of Wounds 10 July 1917. Commemorated on the Nieuport Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Memorial at St Peter Chesil.
+STAGG, HENRY … Pte. … Hants, Mch. 1916, Pte. India, Mesopotamia. Died of Fever, Sept. 3, 1918, Basra. (7, Upper Brook Street)
STAGG, Henry, Private, 307159, 2nd /7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 3 September 1918 aged 31.
Son of Florence Stagg. Born 1887. A Carman Coal Merchant in 1911. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Died of fever 3 September 1918 at Basra. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XIV. C. 10.). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
+STAINER, TOM … [BLANK] … R.A.S.C., 1917. France. Died, Dec, 4, 1918.
(38, Eastgate Street)
STAINER, Tom, Private, A/382130, Army Service Corps (Canteens), d. 4 December 1918 age unknown.
In 1911 family living at 5, St Swithun Villas, Canon Street headed by Tom Stainer and his wife Annie Emily Stainer. Their son was also Tom and this could be him. Served in France in the ASC Expeditionary Force Canteen at Lillers. Died 4 December 1918. Buried in Lille Southern Cemetery, Nord, France (GR I.C.8.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STANLEY, JOHN H. … A.B. … R.N., 1913. North Sea ; H.M.S. Negro. Drowned, Dec. 20, 1915. (57, Water Lane)
STANLEY, John Henry, J/20376, Able Seaman 1, Royal Navy, HMS Negro, d. 20 December 1916 aged 19.
Son of Jane Stanley of 30, Eastgate Street. Born 15 May 1897 at Fareham. Enlisted 6 December 1912. Served in the North Sea. HMS Negro was run down by HMS Hoste in a collision off Scapa Flow 26 December 1916 with the loss of 47 men. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial (PR 13). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STEEL, FRANK … Pte. … Glos., Mch. 1916, Pte. R.W.K. France. Wounded,
Apl. 3, 1917, and Aug. 27, 1918. Died of Wounds, Aug. 27, 1918. (21, Eastgate Street)
STEEL, Frank, Private, G/21528, 7th (Service) Bn The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) d. 27 August 1918.
Born 1883. In 1901 he was a Draper’s Porter living with his brother William. In 1911 a Slaughterman. Enlisted March 1916 at Winchester. Served in France with the Royal West Kent Regiment. Formerly 5165 The Gloucestershire Regiment. Wounded 3 April 1917. Killed in Action 27 August 1918. Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial (PR 7). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
+STEELE, WALTER C. … Pte. … Hants, 1910, Pte-.India, Mesopotamia, Egypt. Wounded, Apl. 1915 and Nov. 1917. Killed in Action, Oct. 10, 1918. (47, Wales Street)
STEELE, Walter Charles, Private, 200146, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 10 October 1918 aged 33.
Son of Edward and Elizabeth A. Steele of Compton (at 47, Wales Street in 1911). Born at Compton in 1886. His father died in 1902. Enlisted in 1910 at Winchester and served in India, Mesopotamia and Egypt during the War. Wounded April 1915 and November 1917. Died 10 October 1918. Buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iran (GR III. D. 14.). Memorial at St John the Baptist.
+STEVENS, ERNEST … 2nd Lieut. … 2nd Lieut. Sea. H., 1900, R.Q.M.S.
France. Wounded, Feb. 2, 1915. Died of Wounds, Feb. 2, 1915 (11, Western Road)
STEVENS, Ernest , 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Bn Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), d. 2 February 1915 aged 34.
Son of Samuel and Emily Stevens of 21, Sussex Street. Born 1880. Husband of Ethel Stevens (two addresses on MIC The Bungalow, Holly Road, Green Street, Green, Orpington. Kent and ?Caineville School, Mussoorie, India). A Colour Serjeant (RQMS 8248) with the Seaforth Highlanders, resident in ‘Chanbattia’ in 1911. Served in France with the Seaforth Highlanders. Commissioned 20 January 1915. Died of Wounds 2 February 1915. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France (GR II.D.4.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul’s and St Thomas’s.
Samuel, of the same address, served as a Lieutenant in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+STICKLAN, CHARLES H. … Bug. … Hants, 1893, Bug. France. Killed in
Action, May 3, 1915. (14, Little Minster Street)
STICKLAN, Herbert Charles, Private, 3/8831, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 3 May 1915 aged 33.
Born at Shawford 1880. Married to Charlotte S. Sticklan of 14, Little Minster Street. Enlisted in 1893 at Grange Camp. Served in France. Received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Killed in Action 3 May 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 35.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+STONE, ARCHIBALD … [BLANK] … Somerset L.I., Jan. 1916. R. Berks. France. Killed in Action. May 8, 1917, Henninel. (22, Bar End)
STONE, Archibald, Private, 6th (Service) Bn Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), d. 8 May 1917.
Born at Southampton. Living at Earls Court, Middlesex when he enlisted at Winchester in January 1916. Served in France with The Berkshire Regiment. Formerly 21125 The Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in Action 8 May 1917. Buried London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France (GR I.13.47.). Memorial at St Peter Chesil.
+STRIPP, ALFRED … Pte. ... Hants, Nov. 1915, Pte. India, Egypt, Palestine. Killed in Action, Apl. 9, 1918. (46, Water Lane)
STRIPP, Alfred, Private, 241746, 2nd /5th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 9 April 1918 aged 26.
Son of Henry and Hannah Stripp of 46, Magdelene Cottages, Water Lane. Born 1893. A General Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in November 1915 at Southampton and served in India, Egypt and Palestine. Killed in Action 9 April 1918. Buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (GR T. 39.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
His brother Arthur served in France as a Lance-Corporal (enlisted in 1905) in The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), then The Labour Corps. He was wounded once and survived the War.
+SUMMERBELL, CHARLES … Pte. … Hants, Pte. Dardanelles, Salonica.
Wounded once. Died. (25, Hyde Close)
SUMMERBELL, Charles, Private, 17794, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment died 7 June 1917.
Son of John and Margaret Summerbell of 107, Colebrook Street (1901, 1911). Born 1879. Husband of Rose Louisa Summerbell of 25, Hyde Close. Enlisted 26 May 1915. Discharged 2 August 1916 as no longer fit for War Service due to tuberculosis of right lung. Served with The Hampshire Regiment in Salonica and Gallipoli (Dardanelles). No Winchester memorial found.
His brother William served in Royal Engineers and is listed below.
+SUMMERBELL, WILLIAM ... Dr. … R.E., 1905, Dr. Salonica, Serbia,
Dardanelles. Died. (25, Hyde Close)
SUMMERBELL, William, 14559, Royal Engineers, age and date of death unknown.
Son of John and Margaret Summerbell of 107, Colebrook Street (1901, 1911). Served with 17th Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers. No Winchester memorial found.
His brother Charles served in The Hampshire Regiment and is listed above.
+SWAYNE, DENNIS … Pte. …R. Sussex, Aug. 1914, Pte. France. Wounded, July 10, 1916. Died of Wounds, July 11, 1916. (19, St. John's Road)
SWAYNE, Albert Dennis, Private, L/8133, 7th (Service) Bn The Royal Sussex Regiment, d. 11 July 1916 aged 28.
Only son of Francis and Anna Swayne of 19, St Johns Road, Magdalen Hill. Born at Sherrington, Wiltshire in 1887. In 1911 serving as a Private 1st Bn The Royal Sussex Regiment, resident at Rawalpindi Punjab India. Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Chichester and served in France. Wounded 10 July 1916 and Died of Wounds next day 11 July 1916. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR VIII. D. 13.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
SAWLE, Walter, Boy 2nd Class, J/93962, HMS Impregnable Royal Navy, d. 25 February 1919 aged 15.
Son of William Henry Sawle and Caroline Paris Sawle of 35, Nuns Road. Born 17 September 1903 at Southampton. Enlisted in November 1918. Died of pneumonia 25 February 1919 at Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 25. 2098.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SCADDAN, ALFRED … Pte. … Kent Cyc., Oct. 1915, Pte. Buffs. France. Missing, believed Killed, Oct. 5, 1916. (10, Andover Road)
SCADDEN, Alfred, Private, G/15680, 7th (Service) Bn The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), d. 5 October 1916 aged 27.
Son of William and Annie Scadden of 10, Andover Road. Born 1889. Enlisted at Tonbridge, Kent in October 1915 and served in France. Transferred from the Kent Cyclists. Killed in Action 5 October 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 5D.). Memorials at St Matthew’s and St Paul’s.
+SCOTT, CYRIL ... Pte. …Wilts, Jan. 1916, Pte. France. Killed in Action,
June 14, 1917. (32, Nuns Road)
SCOTT, Cyril, Private, 23014, 6th (Service) Bn The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), died 14 June 1917 aged 23.
Son of Burton George and Emma Scott of St Ives, Arthur Road. Born at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, 1894. A Hay and Straw Builder in 1911. His brother Ernest was a Straw Dealer so maybe they worked together. Enlisted in January 1916. Served in France. Died of Wounds 14 June 1917. Buried in Locre Hospice Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (GR I. A. 8.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
His brother Ernest William served as a Wheeler, promoted to Bombardier, in The Royal Field Artillery, was wounded once and gassed three times, and survived the War.
+SCOTT, EDWARD C. … Lieut. … R.A., 1912, Lieut. France. Killed in
Action, Nov. 21, 1914, Armentières. (The Garth, Lankhills Road)
SCOTT, Edward Claud, 2nd Lieutenant, The Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 21 November 1914 aged 22.
Son of General Hugh Aboakir Scott, RA and Laura Milicent Scott, of The Garth, Lankhills Road. Born at St Helier, Jersey in 1892. Educated at Repton, Derbyshire, in 1911 he was a Military Student. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in The Royal Garrison Artillery 23 December 1911 and joined the 5th Siege Battery 19 February 1912. Embarked for France 27 September 1914. Killed in Action near Armentieres 21 November 1914. Buried at Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France (GR VIII. A. 3.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
+SEWARD, JOHN W. … Sergt. … R.B., 1904, Rfn. India, France. Wounded four times. Killed in Action, Aug. 26, 1917. (16, Stockbridge Road)
SEWARD, John W., Serjeant, 26123, 101st Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), d. 26 August 1917 aged 30.
Son of John and Esther Seward of 46, Canon Street, 1911. Born 1887. An Errand Boy in 1901. Enlisted in 1904 and in 1911 was a Private 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), resident at Fort William, Calcutta, India. Served during the War in India and France. Went to France 7 November 1914. Formerly 355, Lance-Corporal in The Rifle Brigade. Wounded four times and was Killed in Action 26 August 1917. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had two brothers who served in the War. Charles served in Mesopotamia as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment, transferred to The Northumberland Fusiliers and was wounded once. George served as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and transferred to the Royal Air Force. They both survived the War.
+SHARPE, ALFRED … Pte. … Hants, Mch. 1916, Pte. India, Egypt, France.
Wounded once. Killed in Action, July 28, 1918. (2, Granville Place)
SHARP, Alfred, Private, 202406, 2nd /4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 28 July 1918 aged 33.
Son of the late Robert and Emma Sharp of 2, Granville Place. Born 1886. A General Labourer in 1901. In 1911 was a Gardener. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in India, Egypt and France. Wounded once and Killed in Action 28 July 1918. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Memorial at St Peter Chesil (All Saints) (Sharpe).
He had two brothers who served during the War. Frederick served in France as a Gunner in The Royal Garrison Artillery and was wounded March 22 1918. William served on the Home Front as a Private in The Labour Corps for the last month of the War. Both survived.
+SHEARS, SAMUEL … [BLANK] … Hants, Aug. 1914. Home. Died, Feb. 5
1919. (12, Ashley Terrace)
SHEARS, Samuel, 144693 formerly 1449 The Hampshire Regiment, The Hampshire Regiment Labour Corps 380th Home Service Labour Company), d. 5 February 1919 aged 51.
Born about 1868 at Wallop. Lived at 12, Ashley Terrace. Married to Mabel A. Shears. They had two children, Mabel Rose born 1898 and Samuel George born 1900. He had three stepchildren, Frances A., Leonard L. and Jessie E. His wife died in 1911. A Railway Carrier’s Carman in 1901 and 1911. Enlisted 26 May 1884 (1449). Discharged 30 January 1894 physically unfit (epilepsy), intending to live at 11, ?Terrace Row. ? Joined Territorials 1908, re-enlisted in August 1914. Discharged 1 August 1918 permanently unfit (chronic bronchitis). Served on the Home Front. Died 5 February 1919. Memorials in St Matthew's and St Paul's.
His son Samuel George served on the Western Front as a Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and The Worcestershire Regiment. He survived the War.
+SHEFFERD, CECIL … L.-Corpl. … Hants, 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Wounded, Mch. and July, 1915. Taken Prisoner by Turks. Died as P.O.W. (94, Fairfield Road)
SHEFFERD, Cecil, Private, 200107, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 4 September 1916 aged 23.
Son of Thomas and Jane Shefferd (widow in 1911) of ?Grangemouth, Fairfield Road. Born at Northington in 1893. Worked for the Council as a Clerk in 1911. Enlisted in 1914. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Wounded in March and July 1915. Taken prisoner by Turks and died a POW 4 September 1916. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XXI. T. 23.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul's, Hampshire County Council and Peter Symonds and St Thomas’s schools..
He had three brothers who served during the War. Charles D. served in Mesopotamia as a Sapper, promoted to Serjeant in the Royal Engineers. George served in France as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment. Ronald served in France in The Royal Army Medical Corps. They all survived the War.
+SHEPPARD, WILLIAM J. … [BLANK] … Hants, Oct. 1916, Pte. France. Killed in Action, Feb. 1, 1917. (13, Lawn Street)
SHEPPARD, William Jesse, Private, 29837, 14th (Service) Bn (!st Portsmouth)The Hampshire Regiment, d. 1 February 1917 aged 38.
Son of Jesse and Elizabeth Sheppard of 11, Middle Brook Street. Born 1891. Married Nellie Maria (née Pope) in 1905 (13, Lawn Street). By 1911 they had three children: Nellie Marion Rose, born 1906, Gladys Lilian May born 1908 and Jen Alexander born 1910. A Builder’s Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in October 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. Killed in Action 1 February 1917. Commemorated at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (GR V. G. 1.). Memorial at Holy Trinity (Jess Sheppard).
+SHERWOOD, FRANK E. ... [BLANK] … Hants, Aug. 1914. Dardanelles. Killed in Action, Aug. 10, 1915. (Highcliffe Park Farm)
SHERWOOD, Frank Edwin, Private, 9780, 10th (Service) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 10 August 1915 aged 23.
Son of George and Lydia Sherwood of Highcliffe Park Farm, Winchester. Born at Alresford in 1892. George Sherwood died in 1911. A Farm Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles). Killed in Action 10 August 1915. Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Turkey (PR Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.). Memorial at All Saints.
His brother George was Killed in Action 30 November 1914.
+SHERWOOD, GEORGE ... Pte. … Hants, rejoined Aug. 1914, Pte. France.
Killed in Action, Nov. 30, 1914. (Highcliffe Park Farm)
SHERWOOD, George Henry, Private, 5899, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 30 November 1914 aged 33.
Son of the late George and Lydia Sherwood of Highcliffe Park Farm, Winchester. Born at Andover in 1889. George Sherwood, senior, d. in 1911. George, junior, is registered at Fort Rawalpindi, India as a soldier in 1911. Served in the South African campaign. Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served with the British Expeditionary Force in France. Killed in Action 30 November 1914. Buried at Lancashire Cottage Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium (GR I. C. 14.). Memorial at All Saints.
His brother Frank, listed above, was Killed in Action 10 August 1915.
+SHORE, ALFRED G. ... A.-C.Q.M.S. … Hants (T.F.), Pte. Hants. India,
Mesopotamia. Wounded once. Taken Prisoner by Turks, Kut. Died, as P.O.W. (Little Minster Street)
SHORE, Alfred George, Company Quartermaster Serjeant, 200022, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 31 July 1916 aged 28.
Son of Alfred Edwin and Jessie Jane Shore of 8, Little Minster Street. Born 1888. A Carter in 1911. As with his father and brother (see below) Shaw was transferred from The Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Enlisted at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Wounded once. Taken prisoner at Kut and died a POW 31 July 1916. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorial at St Thomas’s Church.
His father Alfred Edwin served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private, promoted to company Serjeant Major in The Hampshire Regiment. His brother William V. served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private, promoted to Serjeant in The Hampshire Regiment. Both survived the War.
+SIMMONDS, ALBERT W. … Pte. ... Hants, 1913, Pte. France. Wounded, Oct. 15, 1914. Killed in Action, May 13, 1915. (Railway Cottages, St. Cross)
SIMMONDS, Albert Walter, Private, 9343, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 13 May 1915 aged 18.
Son of Walter and Rose A. Simmonds, of Railway Cottage, Mead Road. Born at Kings Worthy in 1897. In 1911 he was a Baker’s Assistant. Enlisted in 1913 at Winchester. Served during the War in France. Wounded 15 October 1914 and Killed in Action 13 May 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 35.). Memorial at St Cross Chapel.
+SIMMONS, JOHN … 2nd Lieut. … R.W.S., 1888, Band Boy. R.B. France. Killed (accidentally), Aug. 21, 1916, Aldershot. (4, Greenhill Road)
SIMMONS, John, 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Bn attd Bombing School The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 21 August 1916 aged 42.
Born at Marylebone, London in 1874. Married Helen Mary Barrow in 1900: lived at 4, Greenhill Road. Enlisted in 1888 as a Band Boy and served in the Royal West Surrey Regiment. A Colour Serjeant (Serjeant-Major 7178) 5th Bn Rifle stationed at Cambridge Barracks and Recruiting Office, Francis Street Woolwich in 1911. First served in France 12 January 1915. Killed accidentally at Aldershot 21 August 1916. Buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery (PR AH. 347.). Memorials at St Bartholomew's, St Matthew’s, St Paul’s, and Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St Peter’s Street.
His son John G. served in Germany as a Boy in The Royal Flying Corps, then The Royal Air Force and survived the War.
+SINGLE, ALBERT E. ... Rfn. … R.B., 1905, Rfn. Home. Died, 1916,
Winchester. (11, St. John's Street)
SINGLE, Albert Edward, Private, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 1916 aged 39.
Born 1887. Enlisted prior to the 1891 census when he was registered as a Private in The Rifle Brigade resident with 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade & Troops, Parkhurst Isle of Wight. In 1911 he was stationed at Cambridge Barracks and Recruiting Office, as a Bugler 6th Bn The Rifle Brigade. Served on the Home Front during the War and died in 1916 at Winchester. Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+SIPPETTS, JACK … Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. Mesopotamia. Killed in
Action. (12, High Street)
SIPPETTS, Jack Frederick, Serjeant, 200777 (formerly 2851), 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 5 October 1918 aged 26.
Son of Richard and Jemima Sippetts of 3, Castle Cottage, Forest Row, Sussex. Born at Forest Row, Sussex in 1893. In 1911 he was a Draper’s Assistant in a Department Store in Basingstoke. Enlisted in September 1914 at Hamilton Camp. Served in Mesopotamia. Died 5 October 1918. Buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iraq (III. D. 4.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SLATER, HARRY F. ... [BLANK] … R.F.A., Sept. 7, 1914. Gallipoli. Killed in
Action, Aug. 9, 1915. (55, Upper Brook Street)
SLATER, Harry Francis, Gunner, 11442, 66th Bde Royal Field Artillery, d. 8 August 1915 aged 26.
Son of William and Sarah Slater. Born at Wimbledon, Surrey in 1889. Married Lily R. Hampton in 1912. She apparently married again as she is recorded as Tyers (formerly Slater) of 7, Magdalen Hill. An Assistant in a shop in 1911. Enlisted 7 September 1914 at Southampton and served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles) with C Bty 66th Bde. Died 8 August 1915. Buried at Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey (GR G. 4.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SMART, EDWARD T. ... Dr. … R.H.A., Aug. 1914, Dr. France. Wounded once. Died of Tuberculosis, Mch. 2, 1916. (8, Freelands Buildings)
SMART, Edward Thomas, Driver, 34883, 7th Bde Royal Horse Artillery, d. 2 March 1916 aged 34.
Son of William and Jesse Smart of Kings Somborne (1891). Born at London in 1881. In 1911 widowed mother at 85, Canon Street. Married Rose Ellen Johnson in 1905 (of 9, Freelands Buildings, Middle Brook Street). They had two children, Muriel Jessie born 1908 and George Henry Lewis born 1910. He was stepfather to Edward Charles Johnson. Joined in 1904, to Reserves 1907. In 1911 he was a Groom. Enlisted in August 1914 and his army work as a Driver of horses was a good fit with his pre-war occupation. Served in France. Discharged 28 December 1914 as no longer fit for War Service. Wounded once. Died after Discharge of tuberculosis 2 March 1916. Buried in Kings Somborne New Cemetery (GR I.5.). No Winchester memorial found.
+SMITH, ALBERT E. ... Stoker … R.N., 1904, Stoker. Pacific Ocean. Killed in
Action, 1914, H.M.S. Good Hope. (5, Staple Garden)
SMITH, Albert Ernest, Stoker 1st Class, SS/100458, HMS Good Hope Royal Navy, d. 1 November 1914 aged 30.
Son of Peter Smith and Emily Smith of 5, Staple Garden. Born 23 November 1884. Married Sarah R. Smith (Macklin). In 1911 Moreton Macklin, Smith’s father-in-law was Head of Household at 5, Staple Gardens. Enlisted in 1904 initially for five years. Bricklayer in 1911. Reenlisted from the Fleet Reserve in July 1914 and served aboard HMS Good Hope. Killed in Action 1 November 1914 off the coast of Chile. His WWSR record uniquely refers to service in ‘Pacific Ocean’ where the Good Hope was lost. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial (PR 4.). Memorials at St John the Baptist and St Thomas’s.
De Ruvigny states:
‘Smith, Albert Ernest, Stoker 1st Class (RFR II 8044) SS/100458, HMS Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 November 1914.’
+SMITH, ALFRED C. … Pte. … Somerset L.I., May 1916, Pte. Surrey Rif.
France. Killed in Action, Oct. 8, 1916, Somme. (30, Monks Road)
SMITH, Alfred Charles, Private, 653183, formerly 6699 1st /21st (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), d. 8 October 1916 age unknown.
Enlisted May 1916 at Winchester and served in France. Listed as formerly 4071 5th Surrey Rifles and transferred from Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry). Killed in Action on the Somme 8 October 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 13 C.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
+SMITH, ALFRED J. … Pte. … Hants, Aug. 1914, Pte. Dardanelles. Wounded, Aug. 1915. Died of Wounds, July 1917. (44, Water Lane)
SMITH, Alfred J., Private, 4550, 3rd (Reserve) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 7 July 1917 aged 37.
Son of Charles and Ellen Martha Smith of 44, Water Lane. Enlisted in The Hampshire Royal Artillery in 1901. Previously a Building Labourer for a Mr Jenkins. Discharged with good character in July 1911. A Builder’s Labourer in 1911. Re-enlisted in August 1914. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles). Wounded August 1915 and Died of Wounds 7 July 1917. Buried in Winchester (St Giles Hill) Cemetery. Memorial at St John the Baptist.
His brother Edward served in France as a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery. He was taken prisoner by Germans 21 March 1918 and survived the War.
+SMITH, ARCHIBALD C. ... Pte. … Hants, Dec. 1916, Pte. Mesopotamia. Died, July 13, 1917, Baghdad. (13, Cheriton Road)
SMITH, Archibald C., Private, 203512, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 13 July 1917 aged 35.
Son of Harry Giles and Ann Smith ‘formerly of 53, Western Road in 1911’. Born at Alresford in 1882. Married Annie Sophia Wiseman in 1908. Lived at 13, Cheriton Road. By 1911 they had Frederick Harry George, born 1909 and Robert Archibald Charles, born 1911. A Journeyman Tailor in 1911. Enlisted in December 1916 at Winchester. Served in Mesopotamia. Died 13 July 1917 at Baghdad. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XV. E. 11.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul’s and St Thomas’s.
+SMITH, CHARLES F. … Pte. … Hants, rejoined Aug. 1914, Pte. India, Persian Gulf. Killed in Action, June 12, 1915, Basra. (Southall Cottage, Alresford Rd.)
SMITH, Charles Frederick, Private, 2413, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 12 June 1915 age unknown.
Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served in India and the Persian Gulf. Killed in Action 12 June 1915 at Basra. Buried in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq (GR VI. B. 8.). Memorials at All Saints and St John the Baptist.
+SMITH, EDWIN A. … Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. India, Persia,
Mesopotamia. Killed in Action, Feb. 23, 1917. (11, Fairfield Road)
SMITH, Edwin Alfred, Private, 200771, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 February 1917 aged 25.
Son of Edwin H. and Charlotte E. Smith of 11, Fairfield Road. Born 1888. A Wood Carver in 1911. Enlisted in September 1914 at Hamilton Camp. Served in India, Persia and Mesopotamia. Killed in Action 24 February 1917. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorials at St Paul's and St Matthew’s (B. A. on memorial).
His brother Clement O. served in France as a Private, promoted to Corporal in the Training Reserve, then The Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
+SMITH, FREDERICK C. ... Corpl. … Hants, June 1916, Pte. France.
Killed in Action, Aug. 24, 1917, Ypres. (4, Hedges Buildings)
SMITH, Frederick Charles, Corporal, 25170, 2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 August 1917 aged 35.
Son of Peter and Emily Smith of Chilcomb. Born 1883. Married Emma Kate Stockwell in 1902. Lived at 4, Hedges Buildings, Magdalen Hill. By 1911 they had one son, Frederick Charles born 1908. In 1911 F. C. senior was a Bricklayer. Enlisted in June 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. Killed in Action 24 August 1917 at Ypres. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 88 to 90 and 162.). Memorials at All Saints and St John the Baptist.
+SMITH, HORACE … Tpr. … D.C.L.I., 1907, Pte. Dragoon Gds. France,
Belgium. Wounded three times, 1914 and 1918. Died, Mch. 1918. (14, Gladstone Street)
SMITH, Horace, Private, D/3211, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, d. 31 March 1918 aged 33.
Son of Horace and Julia Smith. Born 1885. A cadet at Thames Nautical Training HMS Worcester in 1901. Enlisted in 1907 at Winchester and served in France and Belgium during the War. Transferred from The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Wounded three times from 1914 to 1918 and Died of Wounds 31 March 1918. Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (GR P. IX. E. 3B.). Memorials at St Matthew's,St Paul's and St Thomas’s School.
+SMITH, ROBERT W. … Sergt. … R.B., 1898, Rfn. France. Died, Aug. 6, 1916, Abbeville. (2, Westgate Lane)
SMITH, Robert William, Serjeant, 6336, 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 6 August 1916 aged 35.
Son of Robert and Emma Smith. Born in 1882 and resided at Norwich, Norfolk. Enlisted in 1898 in Norwich. A Bugler in The King’s Royal Rifle Corps resident at Cambridge Cottages, Woolwich in 1911. During the War he served on the Western Front. Died of Wounds 6 August 1916 at Abbeville. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France (GR VI. K. 8.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+SMITH, SYDNEY E. … Pte. … R.M.L.I., 1913, Pte. North Sea, Dardanelles,
Salonica, France. Killed in Action, Apl. 1, 1918. (13, Union Street)
SMITH, Sydney Ernest, Private, PO/16708, 2nd RM Bn RN Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry, d. 7 April 1918 aged 22.
Son of the late Ernest George and Sarah Jane Smith of 13, Union Street. Born 13 December 1895 at St Giles, Reading, Berkshire. A Tailor’s apprentice in 1911. Enlisted 21 January 1913 at Southampton and served during the War in North Sea, at Gallipoli (Dardanelles), Salonica and France. Killed in Action 7 April 1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France (PR Panel 1). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
His father served on the Home Front as a Private in The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) and survived the War.
+SMITH, WILFRID S. … [BLANK] … R.G.A., Nov. 1, 1916. Home. Accidentally Drowned, Nov. 4, 1916, Plymouth. (66, Kingsgate Street)
SMITH, Wilfred Sidney, Gunner, 126307, No. 3 Depot Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 4 November 1916 aged 26.
Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Anna Smith of 66, Kingsgate Street. Born 1890. An Assistant in his father’s Tailoring business in 1911. Enlisted 1 November 1916 at Winchester. Drowned accidentally 4 November 1916 at Plymouth. Buried at Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1753.). Memorial at St Michael's.
+SNOOK, CYRIL A. … Sergt. … R.G.A., 1913, Gun. France. Wounded and
Gassed, Sept. 25, 1917. M.M. 1917. Died of Wounds, 1918. (53, St. Catherine's Road)
SNOOK, Cyril A., Serjeant, 352341, Hampshire. [RGA - (TF)] Royal Garrison Artillery, d. 7 May 1918 aged 24.
Son of Leah Snook of 53, St Catherine's Road. Born 1894. A Clerk with the National Service League in 1911. Enlisted in 1913 at Winchester. Served in France during the War. Awarded the Military Medal in 1917. Gassed and wounded 25 September 1917 and Died of Wounds 7 May 1918. Buried in Winchester (St Giles’s Hill) Cemetery. Memorials at All Saints and Peter Symonds School.
+SOFFE, GEORGE … Pte. … Hants, Aug. 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Taken Prisoner by Turks, Apl. 29, 1916, Kut. Died, June 20, 1916, Mosul. (17, St. Paul's Hill)
SOFFE, George, Private, 2471, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 26 June 1916 aged 25.
Son of John and Charlotte Soffe. Born at Church Oakley in 1881. A Domestic Under Gardener in 1901. In 1911 he was boarding with a family in Romsey and working as a Domestic Gardener. Enlisted in August 1914 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Taken prisoner by Turks 29 April 1916 at Kut and died a POW 26 June 1916 at Mosul. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. Henry J., listed below, was Killed in Action 20 October 1916. Arthur J. served on the Home Front as a Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery. Ernest T. served at Salonica as a Private, promoted to Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps. They both survived the War.
+SOFFE, HENRY J. … Pte. … Hants, 1915, Pte. France. Killed in Action Oct. 20, 1916, Goudecourt. (17, St. Paul's Hill)
SOFFE, Henry, Private, 17710, 2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 20 October 1916 aged 45.
Son of Tom Soffe. Born at Church Oakley in 1872. Married Maria Louise Campbell in 1901. Lived at 4, Victoria Road, Freemantle, Southampton. They had Dorothy Louise born 1902 and Henry Thomas born 1904. George worked as a Domestic Groom according to the 1891 census. In 1911 he was a Domestic Gardener living with his wife and children at St Bartholomew, Hyde. Enlisted in 1915 at Southampton. Served in France. Killed in Action 20 October 1916 at Goudecourt. Buried in Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR X. B. 9.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. George, listed above, was Killed in Action 26 June 1916. Arthur J. served on the Home Front as a Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery. Ernest T. served at Salonica as a Private, promoted to Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps. They both survived the War.
+SOUTHCOTT, CHARLES F. … Sergt. ... Hants (T.F.), Pte. Persian Gulf.
Wounded once. Died, Dec. 16, 1917. (5, Ilex Terrace)
SOUTHCOTT, Charles Forbes, Serjeant, 380126, 7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 17 December 1917 aged 39.
Born at New Cross, Kent in 1877. Husband of Edith Charlotte Southcott from 1900. Lived at 7, Princes Place, Stanmore, Winchester. In 1881 he was living with a cousin in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire. A Cabinet Maker living with his wife at 15, Eastgate Street in 1911. Enlisted at Winchester. Served in the Persian Gulf. Wounded once. Died 16 December 1917. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1875). Memorials at Christ Church and Holy Trinity.
+SOUTHCOTT, HERBERT … Pte. …R.A.F., June 1918, Pte. Home. Died, July 1, 1918, Blandford. (77, Canon Street)
SOUTHCOTT, Herbert, Private 2nd Class, 197507, Repair Depot Royal Air Force, d. 1 July 1918 age unknown.
Son of a cathedral Lay Clerk, William Veysey, and Sophia Southcott residing in 1911 at 77, Canon Street. Born 1873. Herbert Southcott was living with his wife at 22, ?Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lee, SE London in 1911. Enlisted June 1918 and served on the Home Front. Died 1 July 1918 at Blandford, Dorset. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 1958). Memorial at St Michael's.
+SPENCER, ALBERT … Pte. … Hants, Feb. 1916, Pte. Egypt. Missing, believed Killed. (6, Percy Terrace)
SPENCER, Albert, Private, 331221, 1st/8th (Isle of Wight Rifles, Princess Beatrice’s) Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 19 April 1917 aged 26.
Son of Sarah Mullins. Born at Andover in 1891. A Farm Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in February 1916 at Winchester. Served in Egypt. Killed in Action 19 April 1917. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (GR XXI. G. 5.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+SPENCER, JOSEPH … L.-Corpl. … Hants, 1911, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Killed in Action, Feb. 17, 1916, Kut. (2, St. John's Park Terrace)
SPENCER, Joseph, Lance-Corporal, 1822, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 17 February 1916 aged 20.
Son of Henry (H.J.) and Rose Spencer of 2, St John’s Park Terrace. Enlisted in 1911 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia during the War. Killed in Action 17 February 1916 at Kut. Buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq (GR H. 3.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STACEY, FRANK … Corpl. … Lond. (Civil Service Rif.), 1916, Rfn.
Mesopotamia, Egypt. Killed in Action, Dec. 14, 1917. (12, Westgate Lane)
STACEY, Frank Lance-Corporal, 574712, 2nd/17th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) d. 8 December 1917 aged 30.
Son of Noah and Alice Stacey of 12, Westgate Lane. Born 1887. Employed as a Doctor’s Boy in 1901; a Gardener in 1911. Enlisted in 1916 at Bow, London while resident at Saffron Waldon, Essex. Served in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Killed in Action 8 December 1917. Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (PR 47-53.). Memorial at St Thomas’s School.
+STACEY, FREDERICK … Corpl. … Glos., Mch. 1916, Pte. Hants. France.
Wounded, Apl. 23, 1918. Died of Wounds, Apl. 24, 1918. (12, Westgate Lane)
STACEY, Frederick, Corporal, 28566, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 24 April 1918 aged 27.
Son of Noah and Alice Stacey of 12, Westgate Lane. Born 1891. A Plumber’s Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in France. He was formerly 27416 The Gloucestershire Regiment. Previously husband of Mrs William Shaw of 45, Queen Street, Hulme, Manchester. Wounded 23 April 1918 and Died of Wounds 24 April 1918. Buried in La Pougnay Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR VII. E. 13.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+STAGG, CHARLES T. … Rfn. … K.R.R.C., rejoined Aug. 1914, Rfn.
Killed in Action, July 10, 1917. (85, Chesil Street.)
STAGG, Charles Thomas, Private, 6586, 2nd Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps, d. 10 July 1917 aged 29.
Born 1888. Enlisted in the 3rd Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps as a Private in 1911, registered as living in Dagshai, India. Re-enlisted August 1914 at Winchester. Served in France. Mentioned in Despatches 20 October 1914. Died of Wounds 10 July 1917. Commemorated on the Nieuport Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Memorial at St Peter Chesil.
+STAGG, HENRY … Pte. … Hants, Mch. 1916, Pte. India, Mesopotamia. Died of Fever, Sept. 3, 1918, Basra. (7, Upper Brook Street)
STAGG, Henry, Private, 307159, 2nd /7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 3 September 1918 aged 31.
Son of Florence Stagg. Born 1887. A Carman Coal Merchant in 1911. Enlisted in March 1916 at Winchester. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Died of fever 3 September 1918 at Basra. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XIV. C. 10.). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
+STAINER, TOM … [BLANK] … R.A.S.C., 1917. France. Died, Dec, 4, 1918.
(38, Eastgate Street)
STAINER, Tom, Private, A/382130, Army Service Corps (Canteens), d. 4 December 1918 age unknown.
In 1911 family living at 5, St Swithun Villas, Canon Street headed by Tom Stainer and his wife Annie Emily Stainer. Their son was also Tom and this could be him. Served in France in the ASC Expeditionary Force Canteen at Lillers. Died 4 December 1918. Buried in Lille Southern Cemetery, Nord, France (GR I.C.8.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STANLEY, JOHN H. … A.B. … R.N., 1913. North Sea ; H.M.S. Negro. Drowned, Dec. 20, 1915. (57, Water Lane)
STANLEY, John Henry, J/20376, Able Seaman 1, Royal Navy, HMS Negro, d. 20 December 1916 aged 19.
Son of Jane Stanley of 30, Eastgate Street. Born 15 May 1897 at Fareham. Enlisted 6 December 1912. Served in the North Sea. HMS Negro was run down by HMS Hoste in a collision off Scapa Flow 26 December 1916 with the loss of 47 men. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial (PR 13). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
+STEEL, FRANK … Pte. … Glos., Mch. 1916, Pte. R.W.K. France. Wounded,
Apl. 3, 1917, and Aug. 27, 1918. Died of Wounds, Aug. 27, 1918. (21, Eastgate Street)
STEEL, Frank, Private, G/21528, 7th (Service) Bn The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) d. 27 August 1918.
Born 1883. In 1901 he was a Draper’s Porter living with his brother William. In 1911 a Slaughterman. Enlisted March 1916 at Winchester. Served in France with the Royal West Kent Regiment. Formerly 5165 The Gloucestershire Regiment. Wounded 3 April 1917. Killed in Action 27 August 1918. Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial (PR 7). Memorial at Holy Trinity.
+STEELE, WALTER C. … Pte. … Hants, 1910, Pte-.India, Mesopotamia, Egypt. Wounded, Apl. 1915 and Nov. 1917. Killed in Action, Oct. 10, 1918. (47, Wales Street)
STEELE, Walter Charles, Private, 200146, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 10 October 1918 aged 33.
Son of Edward and Elizabeth A. Steele of Compton (at 47, Wales Street in 1911). Born at Compton in 1886. His father died in 1902. Enlisted in 1910 at Winchester and served in India, Mesopotamia and Egypt during the War. Wounded April 1915 and November 1917. Died 10 October 1918. Buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iran (GR III. D. 14.). Memorial at St John the Baptist.
+STEVENS, ERNEST … 2nd Lieut. … 2nd Lieut. Sea. H., 1900, R.Q.M.S.
France. Wounded, Feb. 2, 1915. Died of Wounds, Feb. 2, 1915 (11, Western Road)
STEVENS, Ernest , 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Bn Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), d. 2 February 1915 aged 34.
Son of Samuel and Emily Stevens of 21, Sussex Street. Born 1880. Husband of Ethel Stevens (two addresses on MIC The Bungalow, Holly Road, Green Street, Green, Orpington. Kent and ?Caineville School, Mussoorie, India). A Colour Serjeant (RQMS 8248) with the Seaforth Highlanders, resident in ‘Chanbattia’ in 1911. Served in France with the Seaforth Highlanders. Commissioned 20 January 1915. Died of Wounds 2 February 1915. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France (GR II.D.4.). Memorials at St Matthew’s, St Paul’s and St Thomas’s.
Samuel, of the same address, served as a Lieutenant in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+STICKLAN, CHARLES H. … Bug. … Hants, 1893, Bug. France. Killed in
Action, May 3, 1915. (14, Little Minster Street)
STICKLAN, Herbert Charles, Private, 3/8831, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 3 May 1915 aged 33.
Born at Shawford 1880. Married to Charlotte S. Sticklan of 14, Little Minster Street. Enlisted in 1893 at Grange Camp. Served in France. Received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Killed in Action 3 May 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 35.). Memorial at St Thomas’s.
+STONE, ARCHIBALD … [BLANK] … Somerset L.I., Jan. 1916. R. Berks. France. Killed in Action. May 8, 1917, Henninel. (22, Bar End)
STONE, Archibald, Private, 6th (Service) Bn Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), d. 8 May 1917.
Born at Southampton. Living at Earls Court, Middlesex when he enlisted at Winchester in January 1916. Served in France with The Berkshire Regiment. Formerly 21125 The Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in Action 8 May 1917. Buried London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France (GR I.13.47.). Memorial at St Peter Chesil.
+STRIPP, ALFRED … Pte. ... Hants, Nov. 1915, Pte. India, Egypt, Palestine. Killed in Action, Apl. 9, 1918. (46, Water Lane)
STRIPP, Alfred, Private, 241746, 2nd /5th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 9 April 1918 aged 26.
Son of Henry and Hannah Stripp of 46, Magdelene Cottages, Water Lane. Born 1893. A General Labourer in 1911. Enlisted in November 1915 at Southampton and served in India, Egypt and Palestine. Killed in Action 9 April 1918. Buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (GR T. 39.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.
His brother Arthur served in France as a Lance-Corporal (enlisted in 1905) in The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), then The Labour Corps. He was wounded once and survived the War.
+SUMMERBELL, CHARLES … Pte. … Hants, Pte. Dardanelles, Salonica.
Wounded once. Died. (25, Hyde Close)
SUMMERBELL, Charles, Private, 17794, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment died 7 June 1917.
Son of John and Margaret Summerbell of 107, Colebrook Street (1901, 1911). Born 1879. Husband of Rose Louisa Summerbell of 25, Hyde Close. Enlisted 26 May 1915. Discharged 2 August 1916 as no longer fit for War Service due to tuberculosis of right lung. Served with The Hampshire Regiment in Salonica and Gallipoli (Dardanelles). No Winchester memorial found.
His brother William served in Royal Engineers and is listed below.
+SUMMERBELL, WILLIAM ... Dr. … R.E., 1905, Dr. Salonica, Serbia,
Dardanelles. Died. (25, Hyde Close)
SUMMERBELL, William, 14559, Royal Engineers, age and date of death unknown.
Son of John and Margaret Summerbell of 107, Colebrook Street (1901, 1911). Served with 17th Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers. No Winchester memorial found.
His brother Charles served in The Hampshire Regiment and is listed above.
+SWAYNE, DENNIS … Pte. …R. Sussex, Aug. 1914, Pte. France. Wounded, July 10, 1916. Died of Wounds, July 11, 1916. (19, St. John's Road)
SWAYNE, Albert Dennis, Private, L/8133, 7th (Service) Bn The Royal Sussex Regiment, d. 11 July 1916 aged 28.
Only son of Francis and Anna Swayne of 19, St Johns Road, Magdalen Hill. Born at Sherrington, Wiltshire in 1887. In 1911 serving as a Private 1st Bn The Royal Sussex Regiment, resident at Rawalpindi Punjab India. Re-enlisted in August 1914 at Chichester and served in France. Wounded 10 July 1916 and Died of Wounds next day 11 July 1916. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR VIII. D. 13.). Memorials at St John the Baptist.