BORN HESSLE, 1884.SON OF THE LATE GEORGE ASHBRIDGE. HIS MOTHER, LIVED AT 134 GREENFIELD STREET, ALLOA, PERTH, SCOTLAND. HIS WIFE JEANNIE MUIR, LIVED NEARBY, AT NO: 94A. LIVED AT THIS HULL ADDRESS (1901 CENSUS). HIS RELATIVES LIVED HESSLE. A BOTTLE BLOWER BY TRADE. DESCRIBES AS 5 FOOT 6.5 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST, 130 LBS, SCAR ON LEFT JAW, TATTO ON ARM, DARKL BROWN EYES AND BLACK HAIR. HE ENLISTED IN ALLOA, ON THE 14/08/1914, AGED 29 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS. HE JOINED THE LOCAL HIGHLAND REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 11/05/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/04/1916, AGED 30. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND FIVE CHILDREN. BURIED AT RIFLE HOUSE CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE”.
First name:
ALFRED LAWRENCE
Military Number:
S/1669
Rank:
Private
Date Died
29/04/1916
Place died:
Rifle House Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium
Age:
30
