Where are they now?

Names on the memorial plaque in the top hall.

Here are some of the names of Farmer Road boys who died in the Great War.

ALGER George; BEVAN Lawrence Edward; BOLAM Stanley; BULTITUDE William Thomas; BREEDEN H C; CAMPLING Albert; CORBLE Albert Arthur; CORNWELL John Travers (VC); CROUCHER Alfred Horace; CHILDS William Charles; DODKIN RWG; FITZGERALD Leonard William; ISEARD Harry; LORING S T; MATTHEWS E O J; PERRY G A; PLEASANTS Arthur Joseph; STEVENS R R; STURMAN Stanley Arthur Bertram; PARTINGTON Reginald Charles; PARTINGTON Frederick James

What happened to them? How did they die? Where are they buried?

You can find out about them at

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Choose one name and start searching.

In most cases you will find where they are buried, where in Leyton they lived, where and when they died, their age of death and what regiment of the armed forces they belonged to.
Click on Search Records.

Enter details like this:

Surname: the name in capitals on the list

Initials: the first initial
War: World War 1
Year of Death: from 1914 to 1918
Force: unknown
Nationality: United Kingdom

Post your comments in answer to these and other questions:

• What did you find out about these young men? How and where did they die? Where in the world are they buried?
• Did any of these young men live near where you live now? (perhaps you could remember them when you next walk past their houses, if they still exist….)
• Did the information suggest any special stories? Which family had a double blow in 1918 and why are the bodies not buried?
• There are other names on the plaque. Try JOHNSON A, JACKSON H and SMITH A. Why is it hard to find these three ex-Farmer Road pupils?
• The name CLEVELAND R is on the plaque and there are two entries on the website. The same is true for PORTWAY C. In each case, why can we not be sure which is the Farmer Road pupil?

LOCATIONS OF THE CEMETERIES:

France: VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, BAILLEUL, THIEPVAL (Somme), PONT-DU-HEM, ARRAS, ENGLEBELMER, ETAPLES, LOOS, GROVE TOWN (Somme), CAMBRAI
Belgium: YPRES (MENIN GATE), NIEUWKERKE,
Egypt: ALEXANDRIA, ISMAILIA, GAZA

United Kingdom: MANOR PARK, CHATHAM