2nd Lieutenant (Rifleman) Ronald Andrew Love
| Date of Birth | c1892 |
|---|---|
| Age at Death | 26 |
| Date of Death | 01/11/1918 |
| Service Number | 552408 5416 |
| Military Service | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Merton Address | 36 Bernard Gardens, Wimbledon Surrey |
| Local Memorial | Trinity United Reformed Church, Wimbledon |
Additional Information
Ronald Andrew was the third child of Mary Louisa Nisbet and Charles Herbert Love, his parents had met and married in 1884
Born in Clapton in the third quarter of 1892, his birth was registered in Hackney, London.
According to the 1901 Census, the Love family were living at 36 Barnard Gardens in Wimbledon. Forty-three-year-old Charles Herbert was employed as the head clerk of a London building firm. His son, eight-year-old Ronald Andrew attended the local school with his siblings.
The 1911 Census reveals that Mary Louisa and Charles had been married for 26 years and that out of the couple’s six children, four had survived to become adults. The Love family were living in an eight-room house at 67 Kenilworth Avenue in Wimbledon Park, they also employed one domestic servant for general domestic duties.
In 1911, eighteen-year-old Ronald Andrew was employed as a clerk in an insurance company with his elder brother and sister.
According to the University of London Student records in 1914-1918, Ronald Andrew enrolled as a rifleman in the London Regiment while he was studying for his Batchelor of Arts degree at King’s College. His service records are not available through Ancestry. The medal index rolls reveal that he was serving as a rifleman from the 6th of June 1916 to the 24th of September 1916. Ronald Andrew was promoted from rifleman to serve as a 2nd lieutenant with the 9th battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers’ when he was injured and died from his wounds on the 1st of November 1918. He is remembered with honour at Vis-En-Artois Memorial in France. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.