A J – Alford – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/11/1918

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Title

A J – Alford – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/11/1918

Initials / forenames

A J

Surname

Alford

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd/8th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

57837

Railway department

Traffic Department, Torre

Railway job

Lad Porter

Date died

10/11/1918

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1919, p26. Photo: March 1919, p46

Memorial

Torquay Cemetery & Extension

Notes

Age 19, the son of Fred and Blanche A L Alford of North Lodge, Cadewell, Torquay

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)

Date entered

16/08/2017

Last updated

16/08/2017

Citation

“A J – Alford – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/11/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62547.