During the 9.30am and 11.00am Holy Communion Services on
Sunday 28th October 2018, we remembered the centenary of the death of last of
the 33 men listed on the carved Great War memorial in the nave of St Michael’s
Church, Elmwood Road.
2nd Lt
Clarence Douglas Slatford, MC, died at Devon Nook convalescent home, Chiswick
on 31st October 1919 and is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
He
enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers on 27th August 2014, saw action in 1915 and
after a serious illness in 1916, now a 2nd Lieutenant, was posted to the 7th
Essex Regiment in August 1917. He had several bouts of illness in 1917 and
early 1918 before being awarded the Military Cross for gallantry and devotion
on duty on 19th September at Kefr Kasim in Egypt.
He was
demobilised in June 1919 but died of pneumonia following an operation for
appendicitis later that year. His parents lived at 152 Sutton Court Road.
More can be read about the men on the Roll of Honour
memorial inside St Michael's Church in the Heroes of Chiswick booklet
‘Commemorating St Michael’s Church’s WW1 Soldiers’. Please use the contact us
page to ask for one of the booklets which we will post to you.