William Chalcroft

This name is on St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11W. Chalcroft (William Chalcroft) Service no G/355 Lance Corporal, Middlesex Regiment, 18th Battalion Killed in action 3 January 1918 Remembered at Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Belgium

Information from the 1901 census

The was a Chalcroft family living at 49 Newburn Street, Kennington at that time. Frederick Chalcroft, a 52-year-old housepainter from Leamington, and his wife Selina, also 52 and from Luton, registered 5 children:

Arthur Chalcroft, 20, a despatching clerk born in Stamford, Lincolnshire

Rose Chalcroft, 18, a housemaid, born in Luton

Thomas Chalcroft, 16, a printer compositor born in Luton

William Chalcroft 12, born in Lambeth

Maud Chalcroft 10, born in Lambeth

This would make William 29 when he died.

The 1891 census lists two more children:

Frederick Chalcroft, 14, an errand boy, born in Luton and also remembered on the war memorial

Beatrice, 12, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire

At that time the family lived at 1 Brothers Row, High Street, Lambeth.