This name is on the St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11
(William Stanley Ranson)
(Ranson, William Stanley)
Service no G/11457
Private, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 11th Battalion
Died age 19 on 8 October 1916
Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France and at St Mark's Church, London
Information from the 1911 census
William Stanley Ranson was the only boy in a female household. His widowed mother, Florence Ruth Ranson, 43, lived at 19 Offley Road with her five daughters and William. She was born in Holborn. Her children were all born in Brixton.
Florence Lilian Ranson, 20, shorthand typist
Ruby Amelia Ranson, 19, showroom court dressmaker
Ethel Constance Ranson, 17, showroom court dressmaker
Ivy Gertrude Ranson, 15, shorthand typist
William Stanley Ranson, 14
Gladys Rosina Ranson, 12