Wimbledon War time Marriage

On the 26^th February 1916 Frederick Lemon (my Great Grand Uncle) married Edith Annie Lambert at St. Andrew Church, South Wimbledon, Surrey.

Frederick Lemon was born in Wimbledon in 1885, the seventh of nine children, born to Joseph and Eliza Lemon (nee Walker). He had two brothers Edward Albert (born Wimbledon 1873) and Joseph (born Wimbledon 1881) and five sisters, Sarah Jane (born Wimbledon 1871) Emily Elizabeth (born Wimbledon 21^st May 1875), Rosey (born Wimbledon 1878), Olive (born Wimbledon 1889) and May (born Wimbledon 1890).

Fred Lemon

His sister Emily Elizabeth Lemon had married by Great Grandfather Albert Henry Bush on the 9^th July 1898.

In 1911 both families were living next door to each other The Lemon’s at 118 Graham Rd, Wimbledon and the Bush’s at number 120. Fred Lemon was working as a Carpenter, as was his father Joseph.

Fred had been serving as a Private with the 1^st Battalion East Surrey Regiment and had been in France since 16^th August 1914. At some point during the War he transferred to the Labour Corps and it may have been during this time that he married Edith.