College
Borough Road College
Service number
2258
WW1 rank
Rifleman
London Rifle Brigade London Regiment, 1st Battalion
Date of death
1 July 1916
Location of death
The Somme, France
Buried/memorial
Thiepval Memorial, France (Grave/Memorial reference: Pier and Face 9 D)
Biography
Rifleman William Fraser Lydamore was the son of William and Agnes Lydamore, and came from Ilford, Essex. He attended Borough Road College for an unknown period of time. He joined the 1st London Rifle Brigade London Regiment and was killed on the first day of the Somme 1 July 1916 aged 24.
Sources
Entry on p.86 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, NOT FOUND on Annual reports, BRCSYG033, Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission).