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William Fraser Lydamore

William Fraser Lydamore

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).