We remember Thomas Henry Alford, M.s.m.

We remember Thomas Henry Alford, M.s.m.

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Timeline

Timeline

1876
sibling Emma Alford Source:8990887 1876
1877
birth Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:9183558 1877
1881
sibling William Alford Source:8990887 1881
1882
sibling Edith Alford Source:8990887 1882
1884
sibling Rhoda Alford Source:8990887 1884
1885
sibling Elizabeth Alford Source:8990887 1885
1891
dates Age 14 Source:8990887 1891
1891
employment Painter Bristol United Kingdom Source:8990887 1891
1895
service British Army Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment Source:8990866 23rd January 1895 - 25th March 1898
1898
service British Army Sargeant Gloucestershire Regiment Source:8990866 25th March 1898 - 20th October 1904
1906
marriage Charlotte Or Lottie Morris Source:8990866 2nd January 1906 - 15th January 1921
1906
dates Age 27 Source:8990851 1906
1910
employment Military Strategist Ministry of Defence London United Kingdom Source:5478451 10th February 1910 - June 1914
1910
employment Military Strategist Ministry of Defence London United Kingdom Source:5478451 1910 - 1914
1911
dates Age 33 Source:8990842 1911
1911
employment Licensed Viticular Self Bristol, Goucestershire, England United Kingdom Source:8990842 1911
1911
location 30 Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom their own address Source:8990842 1911
1913
children Thomas Aust Alford Source:8990866 26th January 1913
1914
children Sylvie Milita Alford Source:8990866 24th January 1914
1914
enlistment Bristol, Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom Source:8990866 30th September 1914
1914
service British Army Regimental Serjeant Major 3113 Gloucestershire Regiment Source:8990866 30th September 1914 - 6th July 1917
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9165523 9th August 1915
1916
children Harry Loos Alford Source:8990866 25th March 1916
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Regimental Serjeant Major 87948 Royal Flying Corps 72nd Sq Source:8990866 7th July 1917 - 31st March 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Serjeant Major 87948 Royal Air Force Source:7169149 1st April 1918 - February 1920
1919
awards Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) British Award/Decoration Source:9165526 3rd June 1919
1920
discharge Source:8990866 30th April 1920
1921
dates Age 42 Source:7169149 15th January 1921
1921
death Heart failure United Kingdom Source:7169149 15th January 1921
1921
awards British War Medal Other War Service Award Source:8990866 9th December 1921
1921
awards Victory Medal Other War Service Award Source:8990866 9th December 1921
burial Bristol (greenbank) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Gloucestershire United Kingdom S. 206 Source:7169149

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas Henry
Initials TH
Last Name Alford, M.s.m.
Source 9165526
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
30 Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom their own address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3113 Gloucestershire Regiment Regimental Serjeant Major
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87948 Royal Flying Corps 72nd Sq Regimental Serjeant Major
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment Corporal
British Army Gloucestershire Regiment Sargeant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87948 Royal Air Force Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal Other War Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal Other War Service Award
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Aust Alford son 26th January 1913
Sylvie Milita Alford daughter 24th January 1914
Harry Loos Alford son 25th March 1916
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma mother
Thomas Alford father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Alford sister 1876
William Alford brother 1881
Edith Alford sister 1882
Rhoda Alford sister 1884
Elizabeth Alford sister 1885
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charlotte Or Lottie Morris wife 2nd January 1906

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription david37172
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription david37172
British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939 Transcription david37172
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
Thomas Henry Alford (Find a Grave) R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 3 JUNE, 1919 - Meritorious Service Medal R58235
Baptism transcription Anne23518

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