William Joseph Egan
This name is on St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11
(William Joseph Egan)
Service no J/20962
Able Seaman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Bulwark."
Died age 18 on 26 November 1914
Son of Frederick Henry and Lucy Egan, of 41, Bowling Green St., Kennington Oval, London. Native of Lambeth, London.
Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Naval Historical Collectors and Research Association has a page about the accidental loss of the Bulwark.
Information from the 1901 census
In 1901 William Egan was a four-year-old living with his family at 103 Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. His father, Frederick Egan, 32, was a potter, born in London. Lucy Egan, his wife, 29, was a boot machinist, born in Northampton. The children registered on the census were:
Frederick Egan, 10, born in London
Rose Egan, 8
James Egan, 5
William Egan, 4