Alfred ERNEST

Main CPGW Record

Surname: ERNEST

Forename(s): Alfred

Place of Birth: York, Yorkshire

Service No: 4133

Rank: Corporal

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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Age: 46

Date of Death: 1916-09-30

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CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---

CWGC Cemetery: FOREST TOWN (ST. ALBAN) CHURCHYARD

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

The British Army Service Record for Alfred Ernest exists but may be incomplete. [When Alfred joined the Army in 1915 he gave his address as 18, Arthur Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire. His wife is named as Ellen.]

Alfred died at Clipstone Hospital, Nottinghamshire.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Cpl Alfred Ernest, 4133, 3/6 West Riding Rgt. Date and Place of Death: 30.9.16 Clipstone Hospital. Credits: £7 18s. 5d. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: [No amount entered.]

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: A/Cpl Alfred Ernest, 4133, 6th Res Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 30.9.16 Clipstone Hos. Credits: £1 5s. 4d. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: [No amount entered.]

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Corp Alfred Ernest, 4133, 3/6 West Riding. T. F. Date of notification of death: 30.9.16.Name(s) on card(s): Widow: –. Remarks: Letter from Widow 28.11.16 stating she did not wish for Pension as husband left her enough to live upon. Acknowledgement sent 15.12.16 saying her request had been noted and no pension would be issued in her case.

A short biography of Alfred is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

It has not been possible to confirm any further details about Cpl Alfred Ernest.

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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