Lives of the First World War

News has been received that Pte. Charlie Alderson of the Canadian Contingent has been killed in action on 25th September the very next day that his brother in law Pte. Charlie Blakey was killed. Pte. Alderson was born at Batley in Yorkshire and was brought whilst a lad to Burnley where he was brought up by his aunt in Yorkshire Street. Three years ago he and his wife emigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and then twelve months ago he joined the Canadian forces. Eight months later his regiment was sent over to England and after a short stay was drafted out to France. His many Pickup Croft football pals will be very sorry to hear of this sad loss, and sympathy goes out to his widow who is still in Canada with her father. Pte. Alderson was very well known in Burnley having served his apprenticeship to plumbing with his uncle, the late Mr W. Scott of Yorkshire Street. Afterwards he started a business on his own account in Oxford Road. He was a regular attended at Pickup Croft Sunday School and played for that club when connected with the Sunday school league. He was also a member of the Burnley Football and Cricket clubs, and was very well respected by all the members, especially the bowling green section, he having taken part in their annual competitions. Pte. Alderson was a keen Conservative worker of over ten years standing, and was known and respected by all the officials and workers, particularly in St Paul’s ward, with which he was connected. He was especially keen in all the late Lieut. Arbuthnot’s elections and now shares that gallant gentleman’s fate by dying for his country. Mr Alderson married a daughter of Mr Nothard who up to three years ago was a Burnley Cab Proprietor. So sadly two of the latter’s daughters have lost their husbands in two days. Mrs Alderson sent word of her husband’s death to Mrs Alderson of the Cricketer’s Arms, Anne St.

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