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RYAN, Corporal, ALBERT EDWARD, 683538, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 23 July 1917. Age 31. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Ryan, of 24, Dartnell Rd., Albany Rd., Camberwell, London.

DRISCOLL, Lance Corporal, SIDNEY, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 June 1917. Age 20. Son of Mrs. Driscoll, of 66, Barkworth Rd., North Camberwell, London.

Charles Walter King (Private) Royal Army Medical Corp 1st Field Amb, .
Died 25 September 1916, Age 31.
Buried or Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial France.
Son of Thomas and Emily King; Husband of Lois King, 51 Guinness Buildings, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, London.

PRIVATE JOHN HENRY LEWZEY, London Regiment, 22nd Bn.Died 08 June 1917, Age 37 years old. Buried or commemorated at LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY BELGIUM.
Son of David and Susannah Lewzey; husband of Elizabeth Lewzey, of 36, Odell St., Albany Rd., Camberwell. Born Bermondsey, London.

Rifleman James Allen, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Date of death: 20/09/1917 (aged 28)
Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Husband of Frances Lydia Celia Allen, of 46, Barnaby Buildings, Leroy St., Old Kent Rd., London.

Rifleman Frank Busby Raggett, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Date of death: 20/09/1917 (aged 42)
Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Son of Henry and Emily Susan Raggett, of 128, Falmouth Rd., New Kent Rd., London.

Not been able to locate Rovel Road, possibly a misprint. Maybe Rouel Road.
FROST, Private, ALFRED WILLIAM, 22nd Bn., London Regiment. 20 February 1917. Age 20. Son of Alfred and Emma Louise Frost, of Rovel Rd., Bermondsey, London.
SARGEANT, Private, FREDERICK, 22nd Bn., London Regiment. Died of wounds 25 April 1917. Age 22. Son of Frederick and Alice Sargeant, of 12, Henning St., Rotherhithe, London.
GOLDSMITH, Lance Corporal, H E, 22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 June 1917. Age 29. Son of Henry Goldsmith, of 13, Arnott St., Harper St., New Kent Rd., London.
SPRULES, Lance Corporal, FRED GEORGE WATTS, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 June 1917. Husband of Mrs. Sprules, of 136, Bermondsey St., London.
VERRALL, Serjeant, GEORGE, 22nd Bn., London Regiment. Killed in action 30 December 1916. Age 30. Son of Mrs. Julia J. Verrall, of 39, Lucy Rd., Bermondsey, London.
COLLINS, Private, ALBERT EDWARD, "A" Coy. 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 2 September 1917. Age 22. Son of Mrs. Marian L. Collins, of 6, Dockley Rd., Rouel Rd., Bermondsey, London.
HUDSON, Private, JAMES, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 June 1917. Age 31. Son of James and Eliza Hudson, of 74, New Church St., Jamaica Rd., Bermondsey; husband of Mary Stocker (formerly Hudson), of 35, Grange Walk, Grange Rd., Bermondsey, London.
RADFORD, Private, ARTHUR SAMUEL, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 31 August 1917. Age 26. Husband of Emily L. Kissack (formerly Radford), of 256, "J" Block, Guinness Buildings, Snowfields, Bermondsey, London.
SEELY, Private, J, 2nd/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 December 1918. Age 27. Husband of Josephine Mary Seely, of 1, Neckinger St., Abbey St., Bermondsey, London.
PAGE, Serjeant, FREDERICK CHARLES, 2nd/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 20 August 1917. Son of Mrs. A. M. Page, of 15, Priter Rd., Bermondsey, London.
COOPER, Serjeant, SIDNEY HERBERT, 1st/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 4 April 1918. Age 25. Son of William and Rebecca Cooper, of 2, Priter Rd., Bermondsey.
BARNETT, Private, ALBERT GEORGE, 2nd/22nd Bn., London Regiment. 7 September 1917. Age 21. Son of Mr. A. G. and Mrs. S. E. Barnett, of 16, Eldridge Rd., Rouel Rd., Bermondsey.

Not sure of the family name but I think it is Dyson. Four family members from our area that should be remembered for their bravery and courage.
Syd and his three bros in 1918. This family house was in Lower Road, Rotherhithe. Syd in his London Scottish uniform. Wounded at the Somme. Ron a RN medical orderly who served at the Gallipoli landings. Ernie who was in the Pay Corps. Stan who served in the London Regiment and was killed in action in the last month of WW1.

William Arthur “Bill” Fisher, Bermondsey, RAF’s secret Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), WW1.

William Arthur “Bill” Fisher was one of four young men from Southwark who joined the RAF’s secret Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), who flew behind enemy lines in unarmoured Spitfires to snap clandestine photos of Nazi operators.
Southwark Four’- Frederick Legon, William Fisher, Frederick James and Lesley Baker, who all served in the PRU. The boys were from Walworth, Bermondsey and Blackfriars.
YWilliam Arthur Fisher was born in Bermondsey, the son of Arthur and Phyllis Fisher. Brenda explains that Bill grew up at 3 Banyard Road, just off Southwark Park.
Bill had one sister, Brenda’s mother, Connie, born in 1912 and one brother, Edward, born in 1928.
Bill went to Keeton Road school, which would later be used during the Blitz as shelter and was bombed in September 1940. It is currently home to Charter School Bermondsey.
Brenda still has a school report of Bill’s from Keeton Road, which described him as “a most willing and trustworthy pupil showcasing considerable intelligence.”
After leaving Keeton Road School, Bill had an apprenticeship as a photolithographer with Amalgamated Press, which he completed in 1935.
He was selected to train as an RAF Photographer and was posted in Africa and was responsible for the camera operation on the RAF Beau fighter aircraft used in desert conditions.
On 6 April 1942, William and his pilot took off from RAF Maaten Bagush in Egypt for a reconnaissance of Crete.
They were intercepted by Ltn Wilhelm Schieter of 7./JG27 who shot down Williams’ unarmed aircraft with the loss of both crewmen. William is still missing in action to this day a
Frederick Legon:
Frederick Vernon Legon was born in St Olave’s, Bermondsey, the son of Albert and Martha Legon. On April 10, 1944, Fred and his navigator F/o John Swann took off from RAF Benson to photograph Friedrichshafen, a German city on the borders with Austria and Switzerland.
The crew were met by several German fighter planes, which shot down Fred’s unarmed Mosquito. Fred, aged just 24, sadly perished and is buried in Verdun-sur-Meuse.

Frederick James:
Frederick Edward James was born in St. Mary Newington, Southwark, served in the PRU during the war, and is believed to have survived the war – but little is known about his post-war life.
Lesley Baker:
Lesley Bernard Baker was born in Walworth, and is known to have served in the PRU, but little else is currently known about his wartime service, or post-war life.
Four very brave men who risked and gave their lives so we could have the lives we have today.

William Arthur “Bill” Fisher was one of four young men from Southwark who joined the RAF’s secret Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), who flew behind enemy lines in unarmoured Spitfires to snap clandestine photos of Nazi operators.
Southwark Four’- Frederick Legon, William Fisher, Frederick James and Lesley Baker, who all served in the PRU. The boys were from Walworth, Bermondsey and Blackfriars.
YWilliam Arthur Fisher was born in Bermondsey, the son of Arthur and Phyllis Fisher. Brenda explains that Bill grew up at 3 Banyard Road, just off Southwark Park.
Bill had one sister, Brenda’s mother, Connie, born in 1912 and one brother, Edward, born in 1928.
Bill went to Keeton Road school, which would later be used during the Blitz as shelter and was bombed in September 1940. It is currently home to Charter School Bermondsey.
Brenda still has a school report of Bill’s from Keeton Road, which described him as “a most willing and trustworthy pupil showcasing considerable intelligence.”
After leaving Keeton Road School, Bill had an apprenticeship as a photolithographer with Amalgamated Press, which he completed in 1935.
He was selected to train as an RAF Photographer and was posted in Africa and was responsible for the camera operation on the RAF Beau fighter aircraft used in desert conditions.
On 6 April 1942, William and his pilot took off from RAF Maaten Bagush in Egypt for a reconnaissance of Crete.
They were intercepted by Ltn Wilhelm Schieter of 7./JG27 who shot down Williams’ unarmed aircraft with the loss of both crewmen. William is still missing in action to this day a
Frederick Legon:
Frederick Vernon Legon was born in St Olave’s, Bermondsey, the son of Albert and Martha Legon. On April 10, 1944, Fred and his navigator F/o John Swann took off from RAF Benson to photograph Friedrichshafen, a German city on the borders with Austria and Switzerland.
The crew were met by several German fighter planes, which shot down Fred’s unarmed Mosquito. Fred, aged just 24, sadly perished and is buried in Verdun-sur-Meuse.
Frederick James:
Frederick Edward James was born in St. Mary Newington, Southwark, served in the PRU during the war, and is believed to have survived the war – but little is known about his post-war life.
Lesley Baker:
Lesley Bernard Baker was born in Walworth, and is known to have served in the PRU, but little else is currently known about his wartime service, or post-war life.
Four very brave men who risked their lives so we could have the lives we have today.

Edward William Hulks, Royal Field Artillery, WW1
Edward was born on July 28th, 1893, in Southwark, London. His father, James, was 36 and his mother, Mary, was 40. The 1901 census shows the family living at 59 Yalding Road in Bermondsey. In 1916 Edward married Edith Emily Whalley at St James' Church in Bermondsey, at the time Edward was working as a warehouseman. He died in December 1982 in Peacehaven, Sussex, at the age of 89.

Edward William Hulks, WW1 medals.