War Memorials - Surnames L

(Listed on the Ashley Road, Epsom and the Christ Church, Epsom Memorials).

1st Bn, Duke of Cornwall's L.I. Killed at Delville Wood on 23 July 1916. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Aged 34 years. Son of Mrs. Alice Rimington, Thundersley, Essex, and husband of Mrs. Maud Lydia Lambert, Croydon, Surrey. (Listed on the Ashley Road, Epsom and the St. Martin's, Epsom Memorials).

(Listed on the Ashley Road Memorial, Epsom).

Listed on the Ashley Road Memorial, Epsom)

Charles Ernest Larby was born in the village of Ewell on 2 April 1895 (GRO reference: Jun 1895 Epsom 2a 21) to Charles and Fanny Larby (nee Heath). His parents had married in 1892 in the registration district of Stepney.

In the 1901 census the family lived at 'Gibralter' in West Street Ewell. Charles's father was 37 year old gardener from Ewell, his mother Fanny was 36 years old, and came from from Dursley, Gloucestershire. Charles had two sisters, Winifred aged 7 and Kathleen aged 3. Also living with them was Charles's 69 year old paternal grandmother Jane Larby and Pete Palmer, a boarder .

Charles attended Ewell boys school in West Street (now converted to flats) and is commemorated on the school war memorial, which can be seen in the museum at Bourne Hall. Charles was a member of the Ewell Old Boys' Association, and a list of members for the year 1913-1914, gives his address as "Mess 33, H.M.S. Queen, c/o G.P.O., London".

Charles service record shows that he joined the Navy on 1 May 1912, aged 17. Prior to joining the Navy he had been working as a garden boy. He was 5 feet 3 1/2 inches tall, had a chest measurement of 32 1/2 inches, dark brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion.

The following information was supplied by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum:

Charles served on various vessels and land establishments before joining the Submarine Service on 6 January 1916. After completing a course at HMS Dolphin (the submarine depot Gosport Hampshire) he joined the submarine HMS C2 attached to the depot ship HMS Thames on 3 February 1916. He returned to HMS Dolphin, after a period in hospital in Chatham on 13 October 1916. He joined the submarine HMS D3 (6290 tons, launched 17 October 1910) attached to the depot ship HMS Vulcan on 1 November 1916. D3 was transferred to HMS Platypus depot ship in April 1917 and then to the depot HMS Dolphin in December 1917.

Submarine D3 left Gosport on 7 March 1918 for an anti-submarine patrol in the English Channel. Little is known of her patrol movements but it is believed that a submarine spotted by a Royal Naval Air Service airship on the 11 was D3. On the 12 March the French airship AT-0 was patrolling when at 1420 a vessel was spotted to her north east. The airship drew close for recognition purposes and according to her commander, the submarine fired rockets at her. Four 52-kilo bombs were dropped by the airship. The submarine disappeared but several minutes later men were seen in the water. Attempts were made by the airship to rescue the men but it proved too difficult. The airship withdrew to seek help but all the men had drowned by the time it arrived. It is clear that D3 was the victim of a serious identification error on the part of the French airship, with identification rockets being mistaken for aggressive gunfire.

Able Seaman Charles Ernest Larby is commemorated in the "Submarine Book of Remembrance" kept in Fort Blockhouse Submarine Memorial Chapel (formerly HMS Dolphin) He is also commemorated on the museum's Area of Remembrance, a wall of names of all submariners lost on active service.

Charles' service papers state that he "Lost his life on duty on 15 March 1918. The CWGC also have his date of death as 15 March 1918, yet the boat was sunk with the loss of all hands on 12 March 1918. Perhaps it took 3 days for the authorities to accept that all hands had been lost.

Charles is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Panel 28. The CWGC states he was the 'Son of Charles & Fanny Larby, of 26 Neale Terrace, Hook Road, Epsom.'

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Nelson Lawrence was born in Wandsworth in 1893 (GRO reference: Mar 1893 Wandsworth 1d 793) to John Charles and Anne Lawrence (nee Critchfield).

The 1881 census shows that Nelson's father John, a 35 year old gardener, living in North Street, Wandsworth, was married to Maria, and they had two sons, John aged 5 and Thomas aged 7 months. These two boys would later become Nelson's half brothers. Maria died aged 40 in 1887, and in 1889 Nelson's father John married Anne Critchfield.

The 1891 census shows the family living at 125, North Street, Wandsworth and that another boy, Charles aged 11 months had been added to the family.

By 1901 the family lived at 16 Ram Square, father John was a house painter, and another boy, Hubert aged 4 had been born.

Nelson joined the 1st Battalion London Regiment in May 1912, a volunteer in the Territorial Force. Nelson's medal card shows that he went to France on 11 March 1915. The Battalion landed at Le Havre and joined the 25th Brigade in 8th Division, but on 8 February 1916 was transferred to 167th Brigade in 56th (London) Division.

In October 1916 the Battalion fought in the battle of the Transloy Ridges, one of the actions that made up the battle of the Somme. At 1-45pm on 7 October 1916 they clambered out of their trenches to attack Spectrum Trench which was to the north of Lesboeufs and west of Le Transloy. The attack was held up by machine gun fire and failed to take most of Spectrum Trench. Only on the left where was there any success, where Spectrum Trench joined Rainbow Trench. The attack continued the next day. Over the two days the Battalion lost 79 other ranks killed in action, and 5 more died of wounds over the next two days.

Nelson died of wounds and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte. Casualty clearing stations were established here to deal with casualties from the Somme battlefields, and contains 1,395 graves.

Nelson was awarded the 1915 star, British War medal and the Victory medal.

The CWGC states that Nelson was the son of John and Anne Lawrence, of 12, Ram Square, Wandsworth, London. I have been unable to find a direct link to Epsom.

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C. de G., Chevalier of Legion of Honour. Killed at Es Salt, Palestine on 30 April 1918. Son of Rev Layton (1st Vicar of St Mary's) and his wife, Christina Isabella. (Listed on the St Mary's Cuddington memorial)

Robert John Ledger was born in Epsom in 1889 (GRO Reference: Dec 1890 Epsom 2a 19) the son of Frederic William and Julia Ann Ledger (nee Morriss).

In the 1891 census the family was living at 5 Laburnum Road, Epsom. Frederic was 34 but his profession was not recorded. Robert had an older brother, Godfrey Horton (GRO Reference: Jun 1889 Epsom 2a 18), and the family employed a domestic servant.

By 1901 the family had moved to Ashton House, Worple Road, Epsom. (Note: Ancestry UK indexes the family in the 1901 census as Ledgar). Frederic is recorded as an Architect and Surveyor and an employer. Two daughters had been born, Margaret Frances (GRO Reference: Jun 1893 Epsom 2a 22) and Grace Eliza (GRO Reference: Mar 1895 Epsom 2a 17). The family had 2 servants at this time.

Robert had been educated at Kings College Wimbledon, and when war broke out he was training with Commercial Union Assurance company to be an actuary. He had enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers and went to France as a Lance Corporal No. 1043, with the battalion on 14 August 1915. He was later promoted to Sergeant Bomber. In February 1916 he was recommended for a commission and took up an appointment with the Royal Sussex regiment on 1 August 1916. In early in 1917 he was appointed as a brigade bombing officer.

Robert died of wounds received as the result of a bomb accident at Avesnes-le-Comte, France on 11 March 1917. He is buried in the Avesnes-le-Comte Communal Cemetery, France. He was 26 years old. At the time of his death, his parents were living at Grove Lodge, Epsom.

His brother GH Ledger applied for medals on 17 September 1921, and lived at 32, Napier Court SW6.

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3rd Bn, (City of London) Royal Fusiliers. Killed in France on 9 August 1918. Listed on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. (Listed on the Ashley Road, Epsom and the Christ Church, Epsom Memorials).

(Listed on the Horton Hospital Staff Memorial).

Charles Felix Lilley was born in 10, Blackfriars Street, St. Alphage, Canterbury, Kent on 7 May 1877 (GRO reference: Sep 1877 Canterbury 2a 720), to Thomas and Sarah Lilley, (nee Putwain). His parents had married in the Blean district in the March quarter, 1865.

In the 1871 census, before Charles was born the family lived at 27, Sydenham Street, Whitstable, Kent. Charles' father was a 27 year old mariner from Herne Bay. His mother, from Whitstable was aged 24, and his older siblings were Ann aged 4, Letitia aged 3 and William aged 1, all from Whitstable. Also living with them was Charles' 22 year old uncle Frederick Putwain.

The 1881 census has a record of Sarah Tilly from Whitstable, Kent a 31 year old widow who worked as a milliner and dressmaker, living at 16, Hibernia Street, Ramsgate, Kent with her three sons, William aged 12, Charles F aged 10 and Lionel aged 2. I suspect that Sarah Tilly is actually Sarah Lilley. The details of her three sons seem correct except the age of Charles, shown as 10, but should be only 4. No record of a Charles F Tilly or Charles F Lilley born 1871 has been found. Nor has a record of death been found for Charles's father Thomas, who being a mariner, possibly died at sea. Charles's two older sisters, aged 13 and 15, were both working as servants in Ramsgate. They both married in 1887.

There is a record of the death of Sarah Lilley, aged 43 in the Canterbury registration district in the June 1890 quarter. I believe this to be Charles's mother.

In the 1891 census Charles aged 13 and his 11 year old brother Lionel were boarding with James Whitcombe and his family at 15, Lansdown Road, St Mary Bredin, Kent. Charlie, as he was recorded, was working as a grocer's errand boy. Brother William was a Trooper in the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars.

Charles enlisted in the Army in late 1894 and joined E Company of the 1st Alexandra Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) on 4th January 1895, and served with them for 7 years and 10 months before transferring to the Army Reserve on 15 October 1902. Whilst with The Green Howards he served for the complete Boer War, and for 5 of his 7 years served under the command of Captain Gerard Christian, as an Officer's Groom.

Charles does not appear in the 1901 census, as he was in South Africa fighting the Boers. However, on census night 31 March 1901, his brother Lionel appears as a 22 year old stoker aboard HMS Pembroke. Lionel was also destined to die in the war on 4 June 1915 in Gallipoli. He was serving as a Stoker 1st Class in the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division (RND). The men who served in the RND were Royal Navy reservists, who on the outbreak of war were recalled, but they were not needed to crew ships as sufficient men were already serving. They therefore fought in the RND as infantry, similar to the Royal Marines. Lionel has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles memorial to the missing, in Turkey.

On 29 November 1904 the first banns were read at St Mark Parish Church, Victoria Park London, stating that 26 year old bachelor Charles Felix Lilley and 19 year old spinster Eliza Emily Sleath (born 8 February 1885) intended to marry. The wedding took place on Christmas Eve 1904. Charles' deceased father Thomas Lilley was recorded as having been a sailor. Charles occupation was recorded as a 'Fitter'. Both the bride and the groom gave their addresses as being 2, Daintrey Street. (GRO: reference Dec 1904 Poplar 1c 990).

First born son, Charles Lionel was baptised on 19 March 1905 in St Mary of Eton church in Hackney Wick, Hackney, and Charles himself is described as an 'Engineer'.

Some 19 months later daughter Lilian Emily Ellen was baptised on 7 October 1906 in Saint Mary's church, Battersea London. The family were by then living at 147, Trentham Street, Southfields London and Charles described himself as a publican. It is believed that the pub was in Battersea.

The birth of Eliza in Wimbledon Surrey is recorded in the 1911 census, she was aged 3 on census night. The only birth record found is for a Louisa Eliza Lilley in the December quarter 1907 in the Kingston registration district, which covers Wimbledon.

The exact date that the Lilley family move to Epsom, Surrey is unknown but their daughter Violet Ann was born in February 1909 in Epsom and the following year their son Albert Thomas Lilley was born on 14 September 1910. Albert Thomas married Alice Ethyl Leverington in 1929 in Epsom. They had known each other since they were children, when they had both lived in Bramble Walk.

No baptism records have been found for any of the children born in Epsom. Felix William died on 8 February 1918, aged 3 and was buried on 14 February 1918, in plot B230 of Epsom cemetery. He is recorded as William Felix, rather than Felix William, and died at 35, Leslie Cottages, The Common, Epsom.

In the 1911 census the family lived at Woodcote End Cottages, Epsom. Charles aged 34 was working as a farm labourer. Family sources believe that the farm he worked on belonged to Lord Rosebery. His wife Eliza aged 26, stated that she had been married for seven years, and that she had given birth to five children, all still living: Charles aged 6, Lilian aged 5, Eliza aged 3, Violet aged 2 and 6 month old Albert. They also had a young racing lad, Dick O'Neal, boarding with them.

The Surrey Recruitment Register tells us that Charles re-enlisted into the Army at Kingston on 21 February 1912, aged 34 years and 9 months, joining the East Surrey Regiment. He was 5 feet 4¾ inches tall, weighed 132lb, and had a chest measurement of 37 inches with an expansion of 2½ inches. He had a fresh complexion, brown eyes, fair hair, and had a tattooed arm. According to Charles' medal card he went to France on 23 December 1914.

Charles was a witness at a Court Martial trial for desertion. At Houtkerque, Belgium on 19 June 1915, Private, No. 4753, William John Turpie of the 2nd Batallion East Surrey Regiment was tried for desertion. The court heard that on 10 April 1915, at Vlamertinghe, his company paraded prior to going to the trenches. His company Sergeant told the court that Turpie was at the parade, but that he did not see him again until 18 June 1915. Two soldiers from Turpie's Battalion, Private No. 9312, F. Chandler and Private No. 6623, Pte. C. Lilley told the court that they had seen Turpie fall out when their company had halted at Zonnebeke, en route to the trenches. Turpie was duly executed at 5.05 a.m. on 1st July 1915. A full account can be read at Julien Putkowski's web site www.shotatdawn.info/page58.html.

Later that year on 1 December 1915 the 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment was sent to Salonika, Greece, to fight the Bulgarians.

Charles died on 29 September 1918, of heart failure caused by influenza, and is buried in plot V.G.32. Doiran Military cemetery. On this day an armistice between the Allies and the Bulgarians came into effect.

Fourteen men from the 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment are shown to have died in September 1918, not killed in action or died of wounds, just simply died. On this front far more men died from malaria and dysentery than from enemy action, and in 1918 the severe influenza epidemic took yet more lives. The East Surrey war diary entry for 30 September 1918 reads as follows:

Salvage parties and reconnaissance of roads, tracks, etc. Hostilities with Bulgarian Army ceased at 12.00 hours. 2/Lieut. B.L. PRENTICE to hospital. Lieut. A.H. LAYARD rejoined from leave U.K.. Lieut. B. SCURFIELD died in hospital. Health during September was good as regards Malaria and dysentery, both diseases being very much diminished as compared with previous two months. An epidemic of "influenza" complicated chiefly by lung trouble accounted for general increase in sick rate during the last fortnight. Considering the time of the year, temperature and other abnormal conditions, the health of the men was good.

Charles was awarded the 1914 - 1915 Star, the British War medal and the Victory medal.

His widow Eliza Emily Lilley died aged 52, at 26, Wolverton Ave, Kingston and was buried in the Ashley Road Cemetry Epsom on 5 July 1937.

The name "Lilley CF" appears twice on the Ashley Road memorial, and the name "Charles F Lilley" appears on the Christ Church memorial. Only one "CF Lilley" has been identified in available military records. Is it possible that the name CF Lilley was inscribed twice on the Ashley Road memorial, by mistake?

With thanks to Mark Lilley from Australia, great grandson of Charles Felix Lilley, for information and pictures.

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The name LILLEY CF appears twice on the Ashley Road Memorial, and for one of them it has proved possible to find out quite a lot of information. But nothing very much for another LILLEY CF.

There is a birth record for a Charles Frederick Lilley (GRO reference: June 1879 Rochford 4a 318) which would mean he was about 35 years old when the war started.

He appears in the 1881 census living at Southend, Essex with his parents James and Caroline, four siblings and a lodger.

In the 1891 census he was living with his 48 year old widowed mother, two older siblings, three cousins and two boarders, still at Southend, Essex.

By 1901, aged 21 Charles was still living with his mother Caroline in Southend. Caroline had remarried John Cotgrove in the December quarter of 1894 (mistranscribed Lilly). Only Caroline and Charles were living at the address, and Charles was described as a 'Waterman seas', so was probably a merchant seaman.

In 1911 Charles was a 'Yatch Man' living in Essex. He was described as married but he was not living with his wife, he was living as a boarder in the home of 62 year old John Gunton and his family.

No other information has been found on any other CF Lilley (or Lilly or Lily).

Is it possible that there was only one CF Lilley killed in the Great War, and that by mistake his name was repeated twice on the memorial?

Hugh McILMURRAY was born in 1880 in Newry, County Down, Ireland. However, it appears that when he joined the Army he used the alias 'Harry Livingstone'.

On 27 October 1899, aged 19 years and 2 months, Harry Livingstone attested in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, to serve 3 years with the colours, followed by 9 years with the reserve, joining the Leicestershire Regiment with the service number 5580. He was living at Wallsend, Northumberland. His surviving 'burnt' service papers show that he was 5 feet 6½ inches tall, weighed 130lbs, had a chest measurement of 34 inches with an expansion of 2 inches, and that he was of good physical development, and fit to serve in the Army. He was of fair complexion with dark blue eyes, brown hair, was of the Roman Catholic faith, and worked as a labourer. It was noted that he had numerous scars on both hips. Harry gave his next of kin as his aunt, Mrs Magee, Railway Street, Antrim. Did he name his aunt because, when he attested, both his parents were dead?

Significant events in Harry's military career gleaned from his 'burnt' service papers:

27 October 1899 - 6 February 1900 - Home.
7 February 1900 - 23 September 1900 - Egypt.
24 September 1900 - 6 November 1902 - South Africa.
7 November 1902 - 6 November 1906 - India.
10 November 1906 - 26 October 1911 - Home.

16 September 1902 - Promoted Corporal.
28 August 1903 - Awarded 2nd Class Certificate of Education.
1 October 1902 - Service extended to 7 years with the colours.
2 April 1904 - Permitted to extend service to 8 years with the colours.
13 June 1904 - Permitted to cancel extension of service to 8 years with the colours.
20 March 1905 - Passed class for promotion to Sergeant.
26 April 1905 - Promoted Unpaid Lance Sergeant.
26 September 1905 - Permitted to extend service to complete 12 years with the colours.
3 November 1905 - Appointed paid Lance Sergeant.
5 February 1906 - Passed class for Mounted Infantry. Noted 'Intelligent'.
29 March 1906 - Awaiting trial by DCM.
6 April 1906 - Convicted. Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. Drunkenness. Reduced to the ranks, Private.
7 April 1907 - Entry too damaged to read,
19 September 1908 - Posted to Depot.
26 October 1911 - Discharged. Termination of first period of engagement.
16 April 1912 - Re-attested. Private.
21 December 1914 - Appointed paid Lance Corporal.
4 January 1915 - Promoted Corporal.
4 January 1915 - To France.
14 March 1915 - Appointed acting Sergeant.
22 April 1915 - Appointed Lance Sergeant, paid.
20 June 1915 - Promoted Sergeant.
18 July 1915 - Admitted to hospital with acute ???? (illegible).
19 July 1915 - Rejoined Battalion.
25 September 1915 - Killed in Action, Loos.

For his service in the 'Boer War' (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902), Harry was awarded the:

Queen's South Africa medal with two clasps, 'Orange Free State' and 'Transvaal'. King's South Africa medal with two clasps, 'South Africa 1901' and 'South Africa 1902'. No records have been found for Hugh/Harry in any of the England and Wales 1881, 1891 or 1901 census returns.

On 19 February 1910 Harry married Jessie May Midmore in the Registry Office in Blaby, Leicestershire (GRO reference: Mar 1910 Blaby 7a 96). Harry used his real name Hugh McIlmurray.

In the 1911 census Harry was an 'officers servant' in the Barracks in Saffron Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, whilst his wife Jessie was living in two rooms at 18, Healy Street, South Wigston, Leicestershire. She stated that she had been married a year and had had one child that had died.

Harry's 'burnt' service record tells us that he and Jessie had two children, George born 3 August 1912 in Govan, Lanark, and Margaret born 16 March 1914 in Glasgow.

On 25 September 1915 (the first day of the Battle of Loos) the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment were part of the Gharwal Brigade in the 7th Meerut Division of the Indian Army. This Division was ordered to attack as a diversion to the north of the main attack further south. The Battle of Loos saw the British use poison gas for the first time, with some 5,500 gas cylinders, most weighing 120lbs, and some weighing 160lbs. (The Germans were the first to use poison gas, on 22 April 1915 at the commencement of the 2nd Battle of Ypres). 161 cylinders were allocated to the Indian Corps front, less than half that it was estimated to be needed to be effective, and even some of these were destroyed by enemy fire.

On this part of the front the wind direction was changeable and some gas cylinders had to be turned off because the wind changed direction and blew the gas back over the British lines. A smoke screen was also used with the gas, and where the wind was favourable, the smoke mixed with the gas made it very difficult for anyone to see what was going on. The 2nd Leicesters found the barbed wire uncut and desperately tried to find a way round it. Although the Germans could not see through the smoke, their rifle and machine gun fire could not fail to hit some of the attackers. At dusk men fought their way back to their own lines as best they could, giving up all ground won.

They had achieved their objective though, of diverting away enemy resources from the main attack further south, but for this 195 men of the 2nd Leicesters were killed, including Harry, who is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing.

The link with Epsom came on 13 October 1915 with a letter authorising a separation allowance of 11/8 (11 shillings and 8 pence = 57p), and an allotment of pay to Harry's wife, Jessie Livingstone, 45, Stamford Place, Epsom.

On the 17 April 1916 the War Office issued a letter stating that the widow of Harry Livingstone, alias Hugh McIlmurray was to be awarded a weekly pension of 19/6 (19 shillings and 6 pence = 97p) for herself and two children. This confirmed that Harry was living, for whatever reason, under an assumed name.

Another link to Epsom comes from a letter dated 29 June 1916, sent by the War Office, requesting that any of Harry's personal belongings be sent to Mrs Jessie M Livingstone, 45 Stamford Place, Epsom, Surrey.

Another letter dated 2 March 1920 from the War Office requested:

that any articles of personal property now in your possession or subsequently received by you belonging to the late 2/5580, Sgt. Harry Livingstone, alias Hugh McIlmurray, 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regt. Should be despatched to Mrs. Jessie M. McIlmurray, 11a Bruce, Road Mitcham, Surrey.

On 6 January 1920 the officer in charge of records at Lichfield sent the following letter to Mrs J.M. McIlmurray, at 11a, Bruce Road, Mitcham, Surrey:

Madam,
      With reference to your letter of the 4th inst. Regarding the Memorial Scroll enclosed herewith, - issued in respect of your husband, No.5580 Sergt. H. Livingstone, of the Leicestershire Regt. - I regret that the inscription cannot be altered, as the name inscribed is in accordance with the soldier's signature on enlistment, and that under which he served in the Army, which service it commemorates.
      The same applies to any medals to be issued in respect of your husband.

Harry Livingstone's wife Jessie acknowledged receipt of her husband's 1914-1915 Star on 10 February 1921, and then for his British War and Victory medals on 25 May 1921. On both receipts she signed as J.M McIlmurray, not as J.M. Livingstone.

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Frederick Long was born in New Charlton, Kent in 1884. (FRO reference Mar 1884 Woolwich 1d 1223). In the 1891 census he was living with his parents George and Ellen, his sister, also Ellen, and his brother Edward at 22 Lower Woolwich Road. His father was a carpenter. The 1901 census shows Frederick as a 17 year old grocer's assistant living at 88 Peckham Road Camberwell where he worked for Robert F Moiles, a grocer's manager.

The FRO indexes list a marriage for a Frederick Charles Long in 1905 (FRO reference Sep 1905 Lewisham 1d 2079) and it is likely that this is the same man.

The Surrey recruitment register shows him attesting on 28 August 1916 at Kingston, aged 32. At this time he was a groom and lived at "Astbury" Kingston Road Ewell.

Frederick died on 30 May 1918 age 36, and was buried in Annois Communal Cemetery. In May and June, 1918, a German field hospital for prisoners of war was at Flavy-le-Martel, and soldiers from the United Kingdom who died in the hospital were buried in Annois Communal Cemetery. It is most likely the Frederick Charles Long died whilst a prisoner of war. It is a matter of speculation as to the precise cause, wounds possibly, or disease, flu killed many millions worldwide in 1918. Food was extremely scarce at this stage of the war, especially for the Germans, and no doubt a prisoner's natural defences against disease would have been very low. On the 30 May 1918 one other soldier from the 7th East Kents died, Private Augustus Littlewood age 40, and is also buried at Annois Communal Cemetery.

Died of wounds in France on 23 January 1918. Aged 20 years. Son of Harry and Margaret Longhurst. (Listed on the Ashley Road, Epsom and the Christ Church, Epsom Memorials).

'C' Bty, 73rd Bde, Royal Field Artillery. Killed on the Somme on 25 August 1916. Buried in the Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France. (Listed on the Ashley Road Memorial, Epsom).

(Listed on the Ashley Road, Epsom and the Christ Church, Epsom Memorials).