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

Division: ---

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.]

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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