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ALFRED CARTWRIGHT
Kingston upon Hull HU3 3JD
England
BORN 1882. HIS WIFE, ANNIE ELIZABETH WATKINSON (BORN 4/12/18880) AT 33, AIRLIE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ALSO LIVED AT 11, CRYSTAL AVENUE, WHARRAM STREET, HULL (1915 ANRMY ADDRESS).
HE WAS DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 34-36 INCH CHEST,
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 11TH DECEMBER 1915. CALLED UP FOR SERVICE, ON 2ND JUNE 1916. SERVED WITH THE 3RD EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF CANCER. HE HAD BEEN ILL FOR SEVEN MONTHS. HE DIED OF CANCER, AT HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY, ON 25/02/1917, AGED 35. BURIED AT HEDON ROAD CEMETERY.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ANNIE E. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, SIDNEY, EDNA GERTRUSE AND MAY, BORN BETWEEN 1902-1913.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, WW1 MEMORIAL, BOULEVARD, HULL.
| Name | Alfred Cartwright |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1882 |
| Death Date | 25 Feb 1917 |
| Death Place | Hull (Hedon Road) Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 3rd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 25000 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Home - Hull (Hedon Road) Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK |
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