Basic Details
Surname
Rawlings
Forenames
Alfred
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
14812
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 6 St John's Street' It also records the death of his brother Robert.

(CWGC records that Private Alfred Rawlings, regimental number 14812, died on 27/9/1915 serving in 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Loos Memorial. Soldiers Died in the Great War records Alfred as a native of St Mary's parish in Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his death was presumed and that his widow Nettie was his legatee. On the 1911 census Alfred was aged 21, living with his wife Nettie at 21 Eastgate, Peterborough. His marriage to Nettie Tilson had been registered in Peterborough District in 1910. His birth had been registered in Peterborough District in 1890. On the 1901 census he had been living with his parents William and Harriet at St John's Street; his parents were living at 6 St John's Street on the 1911 census. Alfred's baptism on 3/8/1892, as the son of William and Harriet Rawlings of City Road, was recorded in the Baptism registers of Peterborough St Mary's Church).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
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
Loos
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
27
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 27 September 1915 at Battle of Loos"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
6 ST JOHNS STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial