Basic Details
Surname
Schofield
Forenames
A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Alexander
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a farm labourer who enlisted into the Cheshires in December 1914 but, after being gassed in France in August 1918, was attached to the Labour Corps, hence the entry for his regiment on this memorial (CWGC confirm). He died in hospital and this is the only memorial in Calderdale they found him named on.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Labour Company
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Cheshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
London
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Brighouse
Cemetery
Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
15
Age at death
31
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds