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Surname: BALDWIN
Forename(s): Alfred
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 20863
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion
Division: 13th (Western) Division
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1916-04-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 19.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Alfred Baldwin (born 19 May 1880) was the son of William and Elizabeth Ann Baldwin, née Wilcock. William was born at Holme, Westmorland and Elizabeth at Low Bentham, Yorkshire. Alfred was the cousin of Private John Robinson (26996) (q.v.).
1881 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Coates - Alfred Baldwin, aged 11 months, born Barnoldswick, son of William and E. Ann Baldwin.
1891 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 10, Bessie Street - Alfred Baldwin, aged 10 years, born Barnoldswick, son of William and Elizabeth Baldwin.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 22, Mosley Street - Alfred Baldwin, aged 20 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Elizabeth A. Baldwin, widow.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 22, Mosley Street - Alfred Baldwin, aged 30 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Elizabeth Ann Baldwin, widow.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Alfred Baldwin, 20863, 6/E. Lan. R. Theatre of War first served in: (2b) Balkans. Date of entry therein: 23.9.15. Dead 9.4.16.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Alfred Baldwin, 20863, 3rd East Lancs.; 6th East Lancs.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Alfred Baldwin, 20863, 3rd att. 6th E. Lancs. Date and Place of Death: On or since 9.4.16. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother Sole Legatee - Elizabeth A. £8 0s. 4d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Alfred. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Elizabeth Ann Baldwin. Relationship to soldier: Mother. Medical Certificate: One half impaired. Address: 3, Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
A short biography of Alfred is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
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:
BALDWIN, Alfred, East Lancs. Regiment, son of Mrs. Baldwin, 3, Bessie Street, [Barnoldswick], presumed killed, Mesopotamia, April 9, 1916.
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Private Alfred BALDWIN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 13th (Western) Division
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14 July 1916
BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES - KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING
Pte. Alfred Baldwin, East Lancs. Regiment, (Indian Expeditionary Force) has been missing in Mesopotamia since 9th April. His last letter to his mother, who resides in Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, was dated April 8th.
30 November 1917
BALDWIN - Reported missing in Mesopotamia, April 9th 1916, and death new officially presumed, Private Alfred Baldwin, East Lancs. Regiment, son of Mrs. Baldwin, 3, Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, aged 36 years.
30 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK - MISSING TWENTY MONTHS
After a lapse of twenty months the Army Council have sent Mrs. Baldwin, 3 Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, an intimation presuming the death of her son, Private Alfred Baldwin, East Lancs. Regiment, who was first reported missing in Mesopotamia on the 9th April 1916. He left England in September 1915 for the Dardanelles, where he took part in the fighting for three months before going to Mesopotamia in the January following. Private Baldwin was 36 years of age, single, and lived with his mother at the above address. Prior to enlisting he was a weaver at Messrs. S. Pickles and Sons, Calf Hall Shed.
Private Robert Wilson (now a prisoner of war in Germany) is his brother-in-law.
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14 July 1916
BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES
Pte. Alfred Baldwin, East Lancashire Regiment (Indian Expeditionary Force), has been missing in Mesopotamia since April 9th. His last letter to his mother, who resides in Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, was dated April 8th.
30 November 1917
BALDWIN - April 9th, 1916, presumed killed in Mesopotamia, Pte. Alfred Baldwin, of the East Lancashire Regiment, son of Mrs. Baldwin, of 3, Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, aged 36.
30 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
MISSING TWENTY MONTHS
After a lapse of twenty months the Army Council have sent Mrs. Baldwin, 3, Bessie Street, Barnoldswick, an intimation presuming the death of her son, Pte. Alfred Baldwin, East Lancashire Regiment, who was first reported missing in Mesopotamia on the 9th April, 1916. He left England in September, 1915, for the Dardanelles, where he took part in the fighting for three months before going to Mesopotamia in the January following. Pte. Baldwin was 38 years of age, single, and lived with his mother at the above address. Prior to enlisting he was a weaver at Messrs. S. Pickles and Sons, Calf Hall Shed. Pte. Robt. Wilson (now a prisoner of war in Germany) is his brother-in-law.
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