Rifleman 4559 Alfred Burrows

Photo courtesy of Barbara Hughes.
Regiment/Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 13/08/14
Previous Reg/Num: 38319
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 17th of September 1914
(Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial -
BMD details:
Marriage: 07/05/1912 Alfred Burrows to Florence Emily Trunks at St John the Evangelist, Walton, Liverpool.
The couple had one child: Stanley James b- 26/10/1913 at West Derby, Liverpool.
Family details:
Widow Florence Emily is legatee
Census details:
1891 - The family appear as 'Burris' in this census.
7 years old schoolboy Alfred is living at Mount(?) Terrace, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Joseph (47), Mary Ann (44) and six siblings: William (22), Elizabeth (20), Joseph (11), Hannah (9), Ellen (4), Eva (2).
1901 - 14(?) years old 'House Painter' Alfred is living at 88 Nutgrove Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed father Joseph (51) and five siblings: William (32), Joseph (21), Hannah (19), Ellen (14), Eva (12).
1911 - Not found.
He is not living at 34 Gertrude Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed father and two siblings.
He is possibly still serving in the Military after enlisting in 1902 and records show he returned to the United Kingdom on the 15/10/1910.
Notes:
Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/4559AlfredBurrows.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/AlfredBurrows_KRRC.jpg[/pic][caption]Rifleman Alfred Burrows
Photo from The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
(Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/4559_Burrows_Alfred.jpg[/pic][caption]The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/AlfredBurrowsKRRC.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial bearing the inscription for Rifleman Alfred Burrows
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 264