Basic Details
Surname
Alderman
Forenames
Alfred
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8551
Notes
The Roll of Honour lists his address as 43 Eastgate. It records him as a Corporal, and that he died on 9/5/1915, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private A. Alderman of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, regimental number 8551, died on 13/5/1915; he is buried in grave I.H.7 at Le Touret Military Cemetery at Richebourg-Lavoue in France. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, which record Alfred's mother's name as Mary, likewise record him as a Private, and that he died on 13/5/1915. Alfred's Army service file records that he enlisted at Shorncliffe on 2/11/1908, and served in the 1st Battalion Leicesters until 7/12/1910, when he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion and posted to India. On 20/9/1914 he and his Battalion left India bound for France, where they arrived 12/10/1914. His service file records that he was killed in action on 13/5/1915, while serving as a Private; the address of his mother, Mary Alderman, was recorded as 5 Field Street, Peterborough).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Leicesters
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Corpl
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
Aubers Ridge
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
9
Manner of death as stated
'Killed in action 9 May 1915 at Aubers Ridge, France'
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
FIELD STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial