Basic Details
Surname
Holroyd
Forenames
Alfonso
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
Holroyde
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details including the alternate spelling of his surname which they noted is used on the 2 other local memorials on which he is remembered. He was one of the many of his regiment, including numerous from the Halifax area, who were lost unsuccessfully attacking the Schwaben Redoubt on 3rd September 1916.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Serre
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
3
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action