Henry Dalgleish
This name is on the St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11
(Henry Dalgleish)
(Dalgleish, Henry)
Service no. 1433
Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 21st Battalion
Died 15 September 1916
Born in Lambeth; enlisted at Camberwell
Remembered at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
Information from the 1911 census
In 1911 Henry Dalgleish's family was living at 16 Aulton Place, Kennington. The family included his 38-year-old widowed mother, Ada Dalgleish, a charwoman born in Lambeth, and siblings:
Tom Dalgleish, 18, a parcel porter
Jack Dalgleish, 15, a van boy
Ada Dalgleish, 12
Frederick Dalgleish, 10
Rose Dalgleish, 7
All were born in Lambeth.
Daniel Maginis, 40, a single general porter from Cambridge, boarded with the family.
British Army Service Records
Henry Dalgleish enlisted in the 21st Battalion of the County of London regiment on 18 April 1913. He was working as a clerk for W. H. Smith at 186 The Strand, London.
He was 5 feet 4 half inches, with a 34 half inch chest (with 2 inches expansion).
His physical development was judged to be "good".
Dalgleish's service records show
29 September 1915 Admitted to hospital with flu
5 October 1915 Returned to duty
21 November 1915 Admitted to 4th Stationary Hospital with
22 November 1915 To St Omer
25 November 1915 Returned to duty
27 November 1915 Arrived at Harfleur. Joined unit
15 September 1916 Missing after action
15 September 1916 Killed in action
Served 2 years 43 days in the war
Total service 3 years 161 days.