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 Porter was born on 7 Aug 1890, he was their only son, in Streatham, London to George Joseph Bayspool Porter, a solicitor, and Ada Emma (nee Ray).
On the 1891 Census family of parents and Royden were living at 3, Earley Road, Streatham, Surrey.
By the 1911 Census the family were living at Tower Lodge, 44 Crystal Palace Road in Sydenham, London and Royden was an Articled Clerk. Also in 1911 Royden enlisted in Honourable Artillery Company, as Private 2449, giving his address as Lamport House, River Ave., Thames Ditton.
Wartime Service
As he was already enlisted as Territorial at Aug 1914, Royden would volunteer for Overseas Service. No Service record was found for Royden. At some point he had been appointed Acting Sergeant but was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant on 2 Oct 1915 and went to France with 2/1st Battalion HAC as part of 22 Brigade, 7th Division (2/1st was the second of the two infantry Battalions HAC provided during the Great War in addition to Artillery Batteries). They were present during the Operations on the Ancre (11 Jan – 13 Mar 1917) following the Battles of the Somme.
Royden was taken ill and although evacuated, he died from Typhoid at Etaples Stationary Hospital on 6 Feb 1917.
Additional Information
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
