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We remember Alfred Birtwistle
We remember Alfred Birtwistle
Timeline
Timeline
enlistment
Chorley
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Guardsman
9694
Grenadier Guards
Source:356946
service
British Army
Private
9694
Grenadier Guards
Source:7074635
1917
death
Source:7074635
1st December 1917
burial
Nord
France
Source:7074635
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Alfred |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Birtwistle |
| Source | 356946 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 9694 | Grenadier Guards | Guardsman | ||
| British Army | 9694 | Grenadier Guards | Private |
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Preston Roll of Honour form for Private BirtwistleThis is the Roll of Honour form completed and submitted by a relative of Private Alfred Birtwistle for the Preston Memorial Roll of Honour in the Harris Library, Museum and Art Gallery, finished in 1927. Transcription: Name: Alfred Birtwistle. Address: Oddfellows Tavern, Mount St, Preston. Occupation: Hotel Proprietor. Regiment: Grenadier Guards. Rank and Regimental Number: Private 9694. Date of Death: December 1st 1917. Place where killed or injury received: Killed at Cambria. Remarks: Reported missing, now presumed killed on the above Date at Cambria.
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Preston Memorial Roll of HonourMore about Preston Memorial Roll of Honour
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Preston43158 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Preston Roll of Honour form for Private Birtwistle | Preston485 |
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