This name is on Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9 F. W. Thurgood (Francis William Thurgood) (Thurgood, Francis William) Service no G/1529 Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 8th Battalion Killed in action on 25 September 1915, aged about 20 Remembered at Loos Memorial, France and at Stockwell War Memorial, London SW9  THURGOOD, F. W., Pte., The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Mobilised at the outbreak of war he immediately proceeded to France, and fought gallantly in the Retreat from Mons, and in the Battles of the Marne and Aisne. He also took part in the severe fighting as Ypres, and was unhappily killed in action at Loos in September 1915. He was entitled to the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "He passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." 11, Arlesford Road, Stockwell, S.W.9. Information from the 1911 census In 1911 Francis William Thurgood was a 16-year-old doctor's page living at 11 Arlesford Road, Stockwell. He lived with his parents, William Francis Thurgood, 42, a night inspector for trams employed by London County Council, and Ellen Thurgood, 40. They were both originally from Terling Witham, Essex. Francis's six siblings were: Gertrude Gladys Thurgood, 20, and Kathleen Eunice Thurgood, 20, both dressmakers born in Peckham Francis William Thurgood Mildred Emily Thurgood, 14 Irene Madeline Thurgood, 12 Leslie Alfred Thurgood, 9 Muriel Lilian Thurgood, 6 One child had died. The family had 5 rooms. |
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 THESE WERE OUR SONS: Stories from Stockwell War Memorial by Naomi Lourie Klein. Every name is listed, with biographies for all those identified. The introduction gives an overview and the story of how the memorial was erected. £3 from every copy sale goes directly to the Friends of Stockwell War Memorial and Gardens Available from www.elefantbooks.com. £8.99 plus £2.75 p&p Special deals for SW8 and SW9 residents ♦ Charles Parker - family man and engineer ♦ The four Rance brothers ♦ Triple tragedy: the Desaleux brothers ♦ Samuel Levy's wife ♦ Frank Mason, 16, the youngest ♦ Cecil Philcox - Military Cross winner ♦ Chris Dartnell - shell shocked ♦ Cecil Philcox - killed in training ♦ Harold J. Hill - a riddle solved ♦ Harry Albert Nixon - syphilis treatment and conduct charges |
Francis WIlliam Thurgood |