Sutton, Vivian Charles Wolfe
Sutton, Vivian Charles Wolfe, 2nd Lieut., The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regt.), attd. 2/20th Battn.(Blackheath and Woolwich) The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest son of Charles Robert Arnold Sutton, of Sidcup, M.D. (Cantab.), by his wife Charlotte Amelia, dau. of James William Wolfe; born Sidcup, co. Kent, 19 Feb. 1896; educ. Rugby; was an Articled Chartered Accountant; volunteered for active service soon after the outbreak of war, and joined the Honourable Artillery Company in Sept. 1914; served with his battalion in Ireland during the Rebellion, April, 1916; was subsequently transferred to the 2/13th London Regt., and served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following june, where he took part in much fighting, and was present at the operations round Vimy Ridge; proceeded to Salonika in Nov. of the same year, and later to Egypt and Palestine, where he took part in the entry into Jerusalem in Dec. 1917; received a commission and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Royal West KentRegt. In March, 1918; e was attached to the 2/20th London Regt., returning to France in the summer of 1918, and was killed in action at Harincourt 14 Sept. following. Buried in Ruyualcourt Military Cemetery. The Adjutant wrote: "He had not been with us very long, but in a comparatively short time had endeared himself to everyone with whom he came in contact. Always willing and cheerful, the Commanding Officer had a great idea of him, and expected great things from him. He told me so several times. It came as a terrible blow to hear of his death. It is hard for me to say what so many of us feel." He was a thorough sportsman, taking an especially keen interest in Rugby football and cricket, at which latter game he played several times for the Honourable Artillery Company. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Sutton |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Vivian Charles Wolfe |
| Date of birth | 19 February 1896 |
| Place of birth | Sidcup, Kent |
| Family details | Son of Charles Robert Arnold Sutton, M.D. and Charlotte Amelia Sutton, of Clare House, Sidcup, Kent |
| Previous education | Rugby |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Military unit | Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regt) . Later London Regiment attd. 2nd/20th Bn. |
| Date enlisted | September 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 14 September 1918 |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Rank at death | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Place of death | Harincourt |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Ruyaul Court Military Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; Sidcup War Memorial |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1918; De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour |