We remember William Rowsell Alford

We remember William Rowsell Alford

Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Cullompton, Devon, England United Kingdom Source:8991741 1888
1891
dates Age 3 Source:8991747 1891
1891
location Grandmothers house with mother at Kitwell Street, Uffculme, Devon, England United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8991747 1891
1901
dates Age 15 Source:8991750 1901
1901
employment Cattleman mr William Sydney Squires Old Beat farm Clumstock, Devon, England United Kingdom Source:8991750 1901
1901
location Old Beat farm Culmstock, Devon, England United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8991750 1901
1911
dates Age 23 Source:8991741 1911
1911
location Coldharbour, Uffculme near Cullompton, Devon, England United Kingdom parents address Source:8991741 1911
1917
dates Age 29 Source:8991741 3rd February 1917
1917
service British Army Private 2371 Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battallion Source:7282830 3rd February 1917
1917
theatres Mesopotamia :6b Source:8991739 3rd February 1917
1917
death Killed in Action Mesopotamia Iraq Source:7282830 Source:8991739 3rd February 1917
burial Amara War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Mesopotamia Iraq XXI. K. 7 Source:8991739

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Rowsell
Initials WR
Last Name Alford
Source 12402
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Coldharbour, Uffculme near Cullompton, Devon, England United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Grandmothers house with mother at Kitwell Street, Uffculme, Devon, England United Kingdom other group residence address known 1891
Old Beat farm Culmstock, Devon, England United Kingdom other group residence address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2371 Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battallion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Anna Alford mother

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription david37172
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172

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