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(1894 - 1917)
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Eric was born on November 12th 1894, the only son of Frederick Speyer, the London-born son of German immigrants, and his Dutch wife, Francina. He…
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Captain
1/4th Battalion, London Regiment
Born on September 23rd 1893, Eric was the youngest of nine children of Evan Spicer, later to be both a College & Estates Governor, and…
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2nd Lieutenant
3rd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Filmer was born on February 1st 1892, the only child of George and Agnes Spicer, who ran a boarding house. He spent time at Emmanuel…
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Lieutenant
Intelligence Corps
Eric was born on April 16th 1892, the youngest son of R.A. Spinney, a British Postal Agent at Mazagan, Morocco, who would later work as…
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2nd Lieutenant
3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
Arthur was born on August 13th 1891, the eldest child of Elizabeth Springfield and her husband, Lincoln, a journalist who would later edit the London…
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Private
Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry)
Born on March 29th 1896, Roland was the fourth of five children, of whom he was the youngest of three sons, born to Lincoln Springfield,…
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Corporal
5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Fred was born on August 30th 1891, the second child of a chemist and drug salesman, John Stallman, and his wife, Bertha, an American couple…
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Rifleman
12th (The Rangers) Battalion, London Regiment
George was born on June 16th 1897 in Norwich, the son of James Lister Stead and his wife, Laura, Quakers who were originally from Yorkshire.…
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Lieutenant
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Born on June 21st 1883, Harold was the middle of three sons, all of whom would go on to attend the College, who were among…
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