Saturday, 7 November 2026

In memory of family members who served in the Great War 1914 -18.

 In memory of:

Alfred Charles Gramson Private 3rd East Kent (The Buffs) My Grandfather. Served on The Somme and survived.

Henry John Gramson Private Queens Own (West Kent) Regiment -  Killed in Action 1918 The Somme. (My Great Uncle)

Richard    Gramson – Private Queens Own (West Kent) Regiment: Wounded in 1916, his mental health never recovered.

Frank Fairbairn – Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry : Killed in Action 18th August 1916, France. (My Great Great Uncle on my Mothers side.)

Zackariah Patmore – Rifleman, 1st Surrey Rifles. Killed in Action 23rd January 1917 Ypres. (My Wife’s Great Uncle).

Below  are some images of The 1st Surrey Rifles: The 1916 Christmas card, a photo taken in 1914 of the recruiting office in Queens Road Peckham (about a mile from the Flodden Road Camberwell training camp), where Zachariah Patmore signed up, and a couple of mobilisation cards plus a photo of a group of Riflemen.







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