Hendon Garage

DescriptionTablet with London General Omnibus company wheel symbol at head.Metal lettering 1921 Hendon Garage War Memorial Bottom: This Memorial Tablet was erected by the staff of Hendon Garage in memory Of their Comrades who fell in the Great War 1914-1918.

D. Connor, P. Drayton, J.J. Green, H.R. Hale, J.B. Lewin, E.C. Lewis, C. Smith, R.O. Smith, O.W. Woodford, W. Mills, A. Bennett, J. Knight, H. Thurlby, T.R. Tubbs, F. Williamson, G. Pratt, W.G. Dance, E. Dawkins, F.J. Eldridge, H.R. Frost, A. Hodge, F. Hoskins, T.O. Mugridge, T. Ponton, A.S. Rowland, W.S. Swymer, H. Forsdy(I)ke, W. McLaughlin, J.H. Barton, O.B. Reeves, R.J. Etherington. Civilians: Killed In a Air Raid Charles J Tarrant, (Driver) and Charles Rogers, (Conductor). .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1. D. Connor. (Driver). Private Duncan Frederick. No:19667. Date of Death: 20/07/1915. Age 0. Royal Army Medical Corps, 8th Field Ambulance. Grave Reference:I.C.19. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. CWGC. Connor, D.F. (Driver) Killed in action at Ypres 20/07/1915. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT Newsletter. Reported 1916 March. Confirmed. 2. P. Drayton. (Driver). Private P H Drayton No: 25425 Age: 38. Date of Death: 31/07/1917. Grenadier Guards, 2nd Battalion. Grave Reference: VII.C.9. Artillery Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Son of Joseph and Alice Drayton, of Boiley, Royston, Herts; Husband of Mabel Drayton, of 2G, Morgan Mansions, Holloway, London. CWGC. Confirmed. 3. J.J. Green. (Driver). Private John Joseph Green. No: M2/04876. Age 32. Date of Death 03/07/1917. Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport, 37th Division, Supply Column. Grave Ref: 111.D.175. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord, France; Son of Joseph and Emily Green, of 1 Kilburn, London; Husband of Sarah Amelia Green of 70, Morehall Avenue West, Folkestone, England. (CWGC). Confirmed. 4. H.R. Hale. (Driver). Private H R A Hale Service No: M2/048209. Age 0. Date of Death: 24/09/1915 Army Service Corps, 2nd Army Troops Supply Col. Grave Reference: II. G. 15. Hazelbrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. CWGC. Hale, H.R. (Driver) Killed in action 24/09/1916. London General Omnibus. TOT Newsletter 1916 December. Confirmed 5. J.B. Lewin. (Driver). Private No: 10551. Age 0. Date of Death: December 1916. Royal Fusiliers.5th Battalion.Memorial Ref: 213. 9. 16. (Screen Wall.). Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery, London, England. Lewin, J.B. (Driver) Wounded London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT 1916 March. Lewin, J.B. (Foreman-driver). Died at St. Marks College, previously reported wounded. London General Omnibus. TOT Newsletter. 1916 December. Confirmed. 6. E.C. Lewis. (Driver). Info Needed - Lewis, E.C. (Driver) Killed in action London General Omnibus Co.Ltd. TOT Newsletter. 1916 March. Possible Edward Clifton 05/07/1915 Dorsetshire Regiment. “Not Confirmed.” 7. C. Smith. (Driver). Rifleman Cecil Smith No: 3707. Age 20. Date of Death: 01/07/1916. London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), 1st/9th Battalion. Memorial Ref: Pier and Face 9C, Theipval Memorial, Somme, France; Son of Horace Alfred and Isabel Smith of 20 Bell Lane, Hendon, London. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 8. R.O. Smith. (Driver). Gunner Rowland Osborn No: 12864. Age 31. Date of Death: 28/08/1914. Royal Garrison Artillery, 48th Heavy Battery. Isolated Grave Noyon Communal Cemetery, Oise, France; Son of Frederick and Julia Elizabeth Smith of 137 Malvern Road, West Kilburn, London, Born in London. CWGC. Smith, R.O. (Driver). Died from injuries received through falling off a gun carriage in France, London General Omnibus Co.Ltd. 1916 March. Confirmed. 9. O.W. Woodford. (Driver). Private Ormond William Woodford No: L/321615. Age 29. Date of Death: 11/01/1918. Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport attached 15th Light Armoured Motor Battery. Machine Gun Corps (Motors). Grave Ref: XV1. J. 6. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq; Son of Mr and Mrs Woodford of Deenfield, 14 Russell Road Hendon, London; Husband of Winifred Alice Hitchens (formerly Woodford) of ”Rosemary” East Street, Fine Dock, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 10. W. Mills. (Driver). Info Needed 193 W Mills on CWGC. “Not Confirmed” 11. A. Bennett. (Cleaner). Private Bennett, J.A. (Conductor) Middlesex Regiment 15/09/1916.Badge 2556 Prisoner Of War London General Omnibus Co. Ltd 1916 June. Barnet Press, Library Archives. “Not Confirmed” 12. J. Knight. (Cleaner). Info Needed. - Knight, A. Driver Killed in action at Hooge 26/08/1915 London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT 1916 March. “Not Confirmed” 13. H. Thurlby. (Cleaner). Lance Serjeant Horace Thurlby No: TF/1738. Age 0. Date of Death: 24/09/1916. Middlesex Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion. Memorial Ref: Pier and Face 12D and 13 B, Theipval Memorial, Somme, France.138 Squires Lane, Church End, Finchley. Manor Side School. CWGC. Thurlby, H. (Cleaner) Killed in action 24/09/1916. London General Omnibus. TOT 1916 December. Barnet Press, Library Archives. Confirmed. 14. T.R. Tubbs. (Cleaner). Private Richard Thomas Tubbs No: G/7779. Age 24. Date of Death: 15/10/1915. Middlesex Regiment, 11th Battalion. Memorial Ref: Panel 99 to 101, Loos Memorial, Pas De Calais, France; Son of Mrs Fidgett of 52 Denmark Road, Kilburn, London. CWGC. Tubbs, T. (Cleaner), Badge No. 273 Killed in action 15/10/1915. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT 1916 March. Confirmed. 15. F. Williamson. (Store Keeper). Info Needed- Williamson (Labourer) Killed in action, North Metropolitan Electric Tramways Supply. TOT Newsletter 1916 August. “Not Confirmed” 16. G. Pratt. (Improver). Rifleman George William Henry Pratt No: 0/130 Age 19. Date of Death: 27/02/1918. Rifle Brigade, 13th Battalion. Grave Ref: 1.F.29. Birr Crossroads Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; Son of George and Eliza Pratt of 10A Stanley Road, West Hendon, London. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial. Confirmed. 17. W.G. Dance. (Conductor). Private William George No: 3/10289. Age: 35 Date of Death: 08/05/1915. Suffolk Regiment.1st Battalion. Panel Reference: Panel 21 Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate), Belgium; Husband of Margaret Dance, of 90, Erconwald St., Old Oak Estate, East Acton, London. CWGC. Dance, W.G. (Conductor) 13495 Killed in action. Previously reported missing. 08/05/1915. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT Newsletter.1916 June. Confirmed. 18. E. Dawkins. (Conductor)-Info Needed- “Not Confirmed” 19. F.J. Eldridge. (Conductor). Private Frederick James No: 28355. Age 25. 15/12/1917. Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion. Memorial Ref: Bay 7, Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France; Son of Mr and Mrs F Eldridge of 34 Stratford Road, Hendon, London. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 20. H.R. Frost. (Conductor). Bombardier Henry Richard Frost No: 74136. Age 25. Date of Death: 01/11/1918. Royal Garrison Artillery, 297th Siege Battery. Grave Ref: 1.A.5. Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord, France; Husband of Eva E Frost of 10 North Street, Hendon, London. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 21. A. Hodge. (Conductor). Driver Alfred Hodge. No: T/14411. Age 0. Date of Death: 10/09/1914. Royal Army Service Corps, 3rd Division. Memorial Ref: Train. La Fert-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et Marne, France. Hodge, A (Conductor) Killed in action in France. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. 1916 March. "Not Confirmed” 22. F. Hoskins. (Conductor)-Research closest match. Hoskin, C.J. (Conductor), Badge No. 13351 Killed in action in France 14/05/1915. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. 1916 March. “Not Confirmed” 23. T.O. Mugridge. (Conductor) Lance Corporal Tom Osmund No: L/11175. Age 24. Date of Death: 26/10/1914. Royal Fusiliers, 4th Battalion. Memorial Ref: Panel 6. Le Touret Memorial, Pas De Calais, France; Son of William and Mary Jane Mugridge of 64A Saint Mary’s Road, Harlesden London. CWGC. Mugridge, T.O.T (Conductor) Killed in action. Previously reported missing. 26/10/1914. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT Newsletter. 1916 June. Confirmed. 24. T. Ponton. (Conductor) Private Thomas Ponton. No: 41356. Age 0. Date of Death 27/05/1915. Northamptonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion. Soissons memorial, Aisne, France; Son of Mrs Ponton, of 12, King Street, Dundee; Husband of N. M. Cordell (formerly Ponton), of Cemetery Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex, U.K. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 25. A.S. Rowland. (Conductor) Serjeant A. S. Rowland No: 49678. Age 29. Date of Death: 02/08/1917. Royal Field Artillery “B” Battery, 112th Brigade. Grave Ref: 1.1.7. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery. West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; Son of Fred and Helen Rowland, Husband of Emily Bessie Rowland of 106 Carlton Road, Kentish Town, London. Born at Tottenham, London. CWGC. Most Likely “Not Confirmed.” 26. W.S. Swymer. (Conductor) Private Walter Swymer No: IDG/6234. Age 28. Date of Death: 01/09/1914. 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s). Grave Ref: D.95.Verberie French National Cemetery, Oise, France; Son of Alfred Frederick and Mary Ann Swymer, London. CWGC. Swymer, W.S (Conductor) Killed in action London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT. 1916 March. Confirmed 27. H. Forsdyke. (Washer) Rifleman H. Forsdyke No: P13/47. Age 0. Date of Death: 21/10/1916. Rifle Brigade 16th Battalion. Grave Ref: 1.A.R. Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme, France. CWGC. Forsdike, H. (Washer) Killed in action London General Omnibus. TOT Newsletter. 1916 December. N.A. Enlistment job description, Bus Worker. Confirmed. 28. W. McLaughlin. (Washer). Lance Corporal William McLaughlin. No: L/10941. Date of Death 01/07/1916. Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion, Grave Ref: V.O.1. Gordon Dump Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France; of 2 Ebenezer Mews, Childs Hill, London. Barnet Press, Library Archives. Confirmed 29. J.H. Barton. (Apprentice) Private John Henry Barton No: 2728 Age 18. Date of Death: 31/10/1915. London Regiment “A” Company 1st/19th Battalion. Grave Ref: 1V.F.74. Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France; Son of Walter John and Julia Wreaford Barton of 12 York Road, Hendon, Middlesex. CWGC. Hendon War Memorial Roll of Honour. Confirmed. 30. O.B. Reeves. (Clerk) Private Oliver Blake Reeves No: 39469. Age 25. Date of Death: 23/05/1917. Bedfordshire Regiment, 6th Battalion. Special Memorial: A.40. Buried near this spot. Tank Cemetery Guemappe, Pas De Calais, France; Son of Henry William and Jane Reeves of 338 High Road, Willesden, London. CWGC. Confirmed. 31. R.J. Etherington. (General Hand). Rifleman Albert James Etherington No: R/9114. Date of Death: 28/05/1916. Age 20. King's Royal Rifle Corps,13th Battalion. Grave Reference: F. 6. Berles-Au-Bois Churchyard, Pas De Calais, France; Son of Mr G. H. and Mrs J. M. Etherington, of 7 Strode Road, Willesden Green, London. CWGC. Etherington, A.J. (General Hand) Killed in action 28/05/1916. London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. TOT 1916 August. Wrong initial. Confirmed. Killed In a Air Raid Charles J Tarrant, (Driver) and Charles Rogers, (Conductor). 32/33. Charles James Tarrant (Driver). Age 27: of 42 Larch Road Cricklewood, North West London and Charles Rogers (Conductor). Age 45: of 31 Temple Road, Cricklewood, North West London. (Civilians). Date of Death 13/10/1915. Killed while on duty for the London General Omnibus Company Limited. Buried on 20/10/1915, Section I. Row3. Grave 59. (Shared Grave). Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, North West London, England. Confirmed Compiled and Researched by Martin Coyle of Hutton Grove, United Services Club No: 269