Seeking the identity of Sgt. TYLER seen in a short WWI British Pathé film

[MaxD]

Bingo - maybe.

Census before the war, 1st Bn East Lancs Regiment in barracks in Woking.  Private William Tyler age 21 born Lambeth.  Ta dah!

1901 William Tyler age 11 Asa Place Lambeth, mother Mary Ann living 10 years later Finsbury Park.

What say you?

maxD

[jim1]

I think that's cracked it MaxD.

[jess5athome]

I'm with Jim1, it gets my vote as well MaxD 

Frank

[ShaunJ]

It's interesting to see just how many of the soldiers in the pre-war 1st East Lancs were born in the South East of England. Quite a lot.

[ShaunJ]

mother Mary Ann living 10 years later Finsbury Park

I think the family is at 18 Topaz Street, Lambeth, not Finsbury Park. Mary Ann was still there in 1913 per the voters list.

Topaz Street was a short street running between Lollard Street and Fitzalan Street, both of which were on the East side of Lambeth Walk.

http://mapco.net/bart1908/bart35.htm

So there is a good probability that the second sequence in the Pathe film is set in Topaz Street.

[jim1]

1915 she's at 32 Wake St. ( off Ethelred St. )
1919 there's a William Tyler at 32 Wake St.
Wake St. 1938 according to the people that knew it.
http://www.musgroves.co.uk/wake%20street%20lambeth.htm

[MaxD]

Yes ShaunJ not only does the location add up but I got the wrong Mary Ann Tyler!  (Can't be right all the time 

Pretty much clinches it.  Can't wait to hear from Spades re the relative's thoughts.  Mother Mary Ann, daughter Martha and son John.

maxD

[ShaunJ]

Jim1 spotted the move to 32 Wake Street by 1915 - so that becomes the likely location for the second sequence.

There's a photo of Wake Street here from 1938 - viewed from the Lambeth Walk end (it ran parallel with Ethelred Street before joining it). It looks right

[jim1]

For once I've beat you to it. Put the link up earlier.
The photo was taken from the Lambeth Rd. end & I reckon he lived about where the car is about 4 houses up from the school.