Main CPGW Record
Surname: GUNN
Forename(s): Alfred Edward
Place of Birth: Forton, Lancashire
Service No: 27807
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 'C' Coy 1st Battalion
Division: 4th Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1918-06-08
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: D. 17.
CWGC Cemetery: GONNEHEM BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: LOWGILL, LANCASHIRE
Additional Information:
Alfred Edward Gunn was the son of Alfred and Jane Gunn, née Simpson. Alfred, senior, was born at Stratfod upon Avon, Warwickshire and Jane at Pilling, Lancashire.
1901 Scotforth, Lancashire Census: Bailrigg - Alfred Gunn, aged 8 years, born Fleetwood, Lancashire, son of Alfred and Jane Gunn.
1911 Bentham, Yorkshire Census: Seal Style Farm, Mewith - Alfred Gunn, aged 18 years, born Forton, Lancashire. [Alfred was employed by William Halstead Townley, Farmer.]
The British Army Service Record for Alfred Edward Gunn exists but may be incomplete.
A short biography of Alfred is included in: ‘Bentham’s Part in the Great War 1914-18’ by Allan and Marilyn Hartley (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
GUNN, Gunner Alfred, Balshaw, Tatham Fells, killed in action June 8, 1918.
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Private Alfred Edward GUNN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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