South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Branksome Park Churchyard, Poole |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Did not serve abroad | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Commissioned | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally killed during a bombing practise | 12 Jun 1914 - Gazetted 12 Jun 1914 | Branksome War Memorial |
| Sherbourne School | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Harrowby Camp, Grantham | Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry | |
| Sherbourne School OTC |
Circumstances of Death
| Alexander was accidentally killed on 19 Oct 1916 while taking part in a bombing practise at the Machine Gun Corps training facility at Harrowby Camp in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 1 Jun 1880 in Fulham | 30 Jun 1880 at Hammersmith, St. Paul |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick Henry and Eliza Alderson | Aboukir House, Poole Road, Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School & Epsom College | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1880 - 38 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 38 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith | 1901 - Student at Oxford |
| 1891 - 38 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith | 1907 - Assistant Master at Trinity College, Perth |
| 1901 - Jesus College, Oxford | 1908 - Assistant Master at St Winifreds, Kenley |
| 1911 - Bridge House Bradfield Near Readings | 1911 - Clerk in Holy Orders & Master at Bradfield College |
| 1916 - Aboukir House, Poole Road, Bournemouth, Dorset | 1914 - Assistant Master at Sherbourne School |
- Also Assistant curate at St John's Church, Caterham, Surrey.
