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1894

sibling Eric Victor Hammersley Source:8522626 1894

1895

birth Alsager Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8507750 September 1895

1899

sibling Leslie B Hammersley Source:8522626 1899

1901

sibling Doris Maud Hammersley Source:8522626 1901

1901

location 'The Avenue,' Alsager, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8522637 1901

1910

sibling Vera Hilda Hammersley Source:8522626 1910

1915

location Church Villa, Church Road, Alsager, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:1769286 1915

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1769286 3rd March 1915

1915

commission Regular Source:1769286 11th August 1915

1915

hospitalisation wounded in action Hospital/Institution Source:8520929 19th October 1915

1917

service British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5 Battalion Source:8535761 14th March 1917

service British Army Private 2754 North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion Source:1769286

service British Army Lance Corporal 2754 North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion Source:1769286

service British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion Source:1769286

1917

death Source:7198561 14th March 1917

burial Shrine Cemetery, Bucquoy CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France 1 A 5 Source:7198561

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Alan George
Initials	AG
Last Name	Hammersley
Source	1769286

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
'The Avenue,' Alsager, Cheshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1901
Church Villa, Church Road, Alsager, Cheshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1915

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	2754	North Staffordshire Regiment	5th northst Battalion	Private
British Army	2754	North Staffordshire Regiment	5th northst Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army		North Staffordshire Regiment	5th northst Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army		North Staffordshire Regiment	1/5 Battalion	Second Lieutenant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Gilbert Hammersley	father
Helena Mary Godfrey Hammersley	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Eric Victor Hammersley	brother	1894
Leslie B Hammersley	brother	1899
Doris Maud Hammersley	sister	1901
Vera Hilda Hammersley	sister	1910

Media

Alan George Hammersley

Second Lieutenant, 1st/5th North Staffords

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A. G Hammersley

In uniform of North Staffordshire Regiment

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School Photograph, Alsager, Cheshire

AG Hammersley in school photograph

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AG Hammersley

reports of wounds in Sentinel newspaper

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Grave AG Hammersley

Bucquoy, Pas de Calais, France

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Death Reported in Liverpool Echo

Newspaper cutting

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Hammersley family grave

A G is mentioned on the stone which is in Christ Church Alsager

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View of the field where he died.

Shrine Cemetry

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Shrine Cemetry

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Account of the battle

Details from North Staffs Reg.

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Map of battlefield

Map from North Staffs. Reg.

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Communities

Alsager War Memorial, Cheshire

Alsager War Memorial, Cheshire

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Rob23648
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Rob23648
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Rob23648
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Rob23648

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920	Rob23648

Multimedia

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Alan George Hammersley	Charles61152
A. G Hammersley	Rob23648
School Photograph, Alsager, Cheshire	Rob23648
AG Hammersley	Rob23648
Grave AG Hammersley	Rob23648
Death Reported in Liverpool Echo	Rob23648
Hammersley family grave	Rob23648
View of the field where he died.	richard126717
Shrine Cemetry	richard126717
Account of the battle	richard126717
Map of battlefield	richard126717

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