The Western Front Association remembers those who served and died or survived during the First World War.
30 August 1918 : CPL Charles F Brust
30 Aug 1918Little is known about the early life of Charles Brust. Charles was a resident of 3280 Hull Ave, Brooklyn, New York.…
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15 September 1918 : CPL Henry I Ingersoll
05 Sep 1918Corporal Henry I Ingersoll was born on 15 August 1893 and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver W. Ingersoll of 876 Park Pl…
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9 September 1918 : Sgt John Kennedy Lasher Jr
09 Sep 1918John was the son of civil engineer and a graduate (1916) of the Law School at Columbia College, New York. At the ti…
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10 September 1918 : L/Cpl John James Clegg
10 Sep 1918Son of John (a cotton weaver) and Sarah. At the 1901, age 13, along with is older sister and father, John was workin…
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12 September 1918 : Pte Albert Henry Smither
12 Sep 1918Albert lived in Tottenham and Walthamstow, attending Blackhorse Road Boys’ School from 1904-1909. When he enlisted in A…
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Corporal Henry I Ingersoll, Company K: 15 September 1918
15 Sep 1918His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver W. Ingersoll of 876 Park Place, New York City. Henry Ingersoll graduated from E…
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23 September 1918 : Chief Mot Mech William Howson
23 Sep 1918His father was a railway engine driver. He had six siblings at the 1891 census and ten years later were joined by a nep…
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27 September 1918 Louise de Bettignies (alias 'Alice Dubois') die…
27 Sep 1918Also known as 'The Jean d'Arc of the North', Louise de Bettingnies was born on 15 July 1880 at St.Amand-les-Eaux. Althou…
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20 October 1918 : Cpl Gilbert P Hamilton
20 Oct 1918Gilbert was a machinist by trade. He enlisted into the Indiana National Guard (Co B, 4th Infantry) on 4 May 1917 and w…
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23 October 1918 : Pvt Edward M Beneker US Army
23 Oct 1918A farmer, Edward was drafted into service at Brookville on 29 March 1918 and received his training at Camp Gordon, Geo…
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24 October 1918 : Pte John S Lamberton
24 Oct 1918Parents John and Jessie Lamberton. John was a cabinet maker in the employ of Messrs W Mackenzie & Co prior to th…
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27 October 1918 : Pte Reginald Smith
27 Oct 1918Parents: Alfred (leather currier/bricklayer's assistant) and Bertha Smith In 1901, age 2, Reginald lived at home (3 M…
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