We remember Alfred Henry Brettell

We remember Alfred Henry Brettell

Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Smethwick, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:9300254 1889
1911
enlistment Tutbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:9300254 29th April 1911
1911
location 21 Castle Street, Tutbury United Kingdom their own address Source:9300254 29th April 1911
1914
service British Army Gunner 198 Royal Field Artillery North Midland Divisional Ammunition Column Source:9300254 28th October 1914 - 9th May 1916
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9300254 28th February 1915
1916
discharge Source:9300254 9th May 1916
1916
events Termination of engagement Pensions and Gratuities Source:9300254 9th May 1916
1916
events Re-enlistment Re-enlistment Source:9300874 September 1916
1916
service British Army Gunner 283910 Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Siege Battery Source:9300874 September 1916 - 9th August 1917
1917
dates Age 27 Source:9300814 9th August 1917
1917
location 9 Fishpond Lane, Tutbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9300814 9th August 1917
hospitalisation Hospital/Institution Source:9300254
service British Army Private 1461 North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion Source:9300254
service British Army Gunner SR 8910 Royal Garrison Artillery Source:9303485
1917
death Died of wounds 37 Casualty Clearing Station, Godewaersvelde France Source:9300814 Source:9300874 Source:9300834 9th August 1917
burial Godewaersvelde British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France I. C. 41 Source:9300814
sibling Annie Yates Brettell Source:9300834

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alfred Henry
Initials AH
Last Name Brettell
Source 9300254
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
21 Castle Street, Tutbury United Kingdom their own address known 29th April 1911
9 Fishpond Lane, Tutbury, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address known 9th August 1917
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1461 North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion Private
British Army 198 Royal Field Artillery North Midland Divisional Ammunition Column Gunner
British Army 283910 Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Siege Battery Gunner
British Army SR 8910 Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner
Awards
AwardTypeSource
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
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Brettell father
Annie Brettell later Harlow mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Yates nee Brettell sister
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1911-06-28 5'5"

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Diane660
Medal Index Cards Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 Diane660
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Diane660
Death of Gunner A H Brettell Diane660

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