Notes
The Bristol Grammar School website provides his service and death details and this biographical information: '
Son of George Fothergill, bootmaker, and Matilda M Fothergill, of 9 Church Street. Younger brother of Julia A, Matilda M, and George R. Also the older brother of Wilfred W and Lilian E. Husband of Latoria May Fothergill, they lived in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
Fothergill was born on 02/03/1886, and attended the School from 1901-1902. He served as a Lieutenant in the Army, with the Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, 9th Bn.. Fothergill sadly lost his life on 20/04/1916, as a result of the War.
Fothergill is buried in Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie, France, reference F. 34.
The school Chronicle (July 1916) wrote: "A.E. Fothergill left the School fourteen years ago, having come to it with a Senior Peloquin Scholarship from Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, and there are therefore few left at the School now who remember him personally, though he made many friends of his own time. He went out to Australia, and became a schoolmaster in New South Wales, married, and had three young children, when the war broke out, yet he never hesitated to volunteer for service. He served with the 7th Queensland Rifles, and was an officer of promise: unhappily it was his destiny to be the second Old Boy to fall among the Australians, for in April of this year he was killed in Egypt. He had not forgotten his old School, and about Christmas last wrote sending his photograph and his good wishes: his School has reason to be proud of him."'