Sapper 7172 Alfred Barton
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 1st North Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Home - No2 Southern Gens Hos, Bristol
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 02/01/15
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 5th of April 1915
(Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bristol Arnos Vale Roman Catholic Cemetery - Screen Wall. War Plot. C.
Family details:
Son of Alfred V. N. and Maud(?) Barton, of 4, Mill Lane, Rainford, St. Helen's, Lancs.
Mother Margaret is legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Alfred is living at 131 Speakman Road, St Helens with his parents Alfred Vincent Novello (37), Margaret (34) and three siblings Marguerete (10), Ethel (6), Mary V O (8mths).
1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Clerk' Alfred living at 26 Dentons Green Lane, St Helens with his parents Alfred V N (47), Margaret (45) and six siblings: Marguerete (20), Ethel May (16), Mary Veronica (10), Aloysius Bertrand (9), Vincent Novcllo (7) and Edmund Leo Joseph (3).
Notes:
The census gives his full name as 'Alfred William James Barton'
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/7172AlfredBarton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[caption]Alfred is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
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[caption] Bristol(Amos Vale) RC Cemetery Panel 4 and the screen wall Holy Souls Catholic Cemetery, Courtesy of JohnM from Find A Grave and Ste M[/caption]
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