Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Date of death
18 September 1915
Age of death
20
Address
3 Gladstone Cottages
Castle Yard
Woodford Green
Woodford
Essex
IG8 0UH
Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
Belgium
Biography
Born during 1895 in London or Woodford Green. 1911: Aged 16, he was the Grandson of James Porter, employed as a Houseboy at 3 Gladstone Cottages, Castle Yard, Woodford Green.
He enlisted at Walthamstow and went to France on 28th July 1915. In September 1915 the Battalion was deployed in the vicinity of Ypres. Platoon Commander Lt. C.A. Orchard described him as a brave and worthy NCO who could be relied upon. His medal card reveals that he Died of Wounds, but further details are unknown.
Research by Adrian Lee, Local Historian
Principal Sources:
Ancestry.com
Woodford Times