War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
At Lutyens Trust we learn that Derek was uncle to Sir Edwin and that he "had transferred from the Royal Fusiliers to the Royal Flying Corps in mid-1916. He was not killed in combat but when serving...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 27 September 1918, age 26, while serving in the 102nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. "Through two days of operations he captured 185 prisoners and 27 gun...