We remember Alexander Burgess Anstey

We remember Alexander Burgess Anstey

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Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Secunderabad India Source:6693362 1899
1900
sibling Hugh Knight Anstey Source:7620730 28th May 1900
1915
service British Army Private 7976 Inns of Court Officer Training Corps 6 Source:6986664 29th November 1915
1916
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Source:9093832 4th August 1916 - 22nd February 1918
1917
hospitalisation Wounded. Hospital/Institution Source:6988422 16th April 1917
1918
dates Age 20 Source:6985983 22nd February 1918
location The Manse, 32 Ditton Road, Surbiton, Surrey United Kingdom parents address Source:6985983
1918
death Killed in Action Wings on aircraft folded in dive. Pilot and observer both killed. Port Meadow, Oxfordshire United Kingdom Source:6684974 Source:6985983 22nd February 1918
burial Wolvercote Cemetery Wolvercote Cemetery Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Oxfordshire Oxfordshire United Kingdom United Kingdom Source:6985983 Source:9093832

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander Burgess
Initials AB
Last Name Anstey
Source 646280
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
The Manse, 32 Ditton Road, Surbiton, Surrey United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7976 Inns of Court Officer Training Corps 6 Private
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rev. J C Knight Anstey father
mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hugh Knight Anstey brother 28th May 1900

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Vincent96527
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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CWGC: A B Anstey Hannah21187
Inns of Court OTC: Alexander Burgess Anstey Hannah21187
London Gazette, 10 Aug 1916 Hannah21187
Straits Times: British Casualties Hannah21187
Flight Journal, Second Lieutenant Hannah21187
Flight Journal, "The Roll of Honour" (Wounded) Hannah21187
Flight Journal, appointment to Flying Officer Hannah21187
Link to brother's record: Hugh Knight Anstey Hannah21187
British India Office births & baptisms (Findmypast.co.uk) Hannah21187
The Royal Flying Corps 1912-1918 in Oxfordshire by Peter Wright Vincent96527
Observers Lives Profile Link Vincent96527

Multimedia

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AB Anstey Citation Shaun78624
De Havilland DH6 aircraft Vincent96527
Alexander Selena49658

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