Name
Royden Spencer Bayspool Porter
7 Aug 1890
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/02/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Honourable Artillery Company
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
I. A. 81.
France
Headstone Inscription
FOREVER WITH THE LORD
UK & Other Memorials
Northchurch Village Memorial, St Mary’s Church Window, Northchurch, Not on the Tring memorials
Pre War
Royden Spencer Bayspool was born on 7 Aug 1890 in Streatham, London to George Joseph Bayspool Porter, a solicitor, and Ada Emma (nee Ray).
He was their only son. By the 1911 Census the family were living in Sydenham, London and Royden was an Articled Clerk. Also in 1911 Royden enlisted in Honourable Artillery Company, giving his address as Lamport House, River Ave., Thames Ditton.
Wartime Service
Already enlisted as Territorial at Aug 1914, Royden would volunteer for Overseas Service. At some point he was Acting Sergeant but was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant on 2 Oct 1915 and went to France with 2 battalion HAC on 1 Oct 1916. He died from Typhoid at Etaples Stationary Hospital 6 Feb 1917.
Honourable Artillery Company provided 2 Battalions of Infantry(1st serving in France from 18 Sep 1914 and 2nd raised in Sep 1914 and serving from 1 Oct 1916) as well artillery batteries during WW1.
Additional Information
His father, G J B Porter Esq., 2, Wardrobe Place, Doctors Common, London, ordered his headstone inscription: "FOREVER WITH THE LORD". War Gratuity of £8 and arrears of £69 18s 1d. paid to Father. Address as Fendley House, Tring, Herts.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, www.dacorumheritage.org.uk/first-world-war-database
