Name
Alfred George William Ackrill
17/05/1899
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/08/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
42075
East Surrey Regiment
Attd. 2nd/23rd Bn. London Regiment
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY
II. C. 21.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial,
Christ Church (Formerly Holy Trinity) Church Memorial, Waltham Cross
Pre War
Alfred George William Ackrill was born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire on 17 May 1899, son of Alfred Ackrill and Eliza Ann Ackrill (nee Smith). One of ten children, although three died in infancy.
His father worked at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
He was Baptised at the Church of Holy Cross and St. Lawrence, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
1901 Census records the family as “Ackill”, Alfred is aged 1, and living with his parents and four siblings at, 31, Harold Road, Waltham Cross, Herts.
1911 Census records Alfred aged 11, at school, living with his parents and five siblings at 31, Harold Road, Waltham Cross, Herts.
Wartime Service
Alfred enlisted at Bedford on 10 February 1917, he gave his address as 31, Harold Road, Waltham Cross, his age as 18, and he was employed at the Royal Gunpowder Factory in the Cordite Section, he was posted to the Army Reserve the same day. Mobilized for War Service on 2 March 1918, and posted to the 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment with the service number 51798. Later transferred to the East Surrey Regiment with the service number 42075. At the time of his death, he was attached to the 2nd/23rd Battalion, London Regiment.
Alfred was only in France a month before he died. He arrived in France on 11 July 1918, was wounded in action and died of his wounds on 10 August 1918, aged 19.
Additional Information
His mother received a dependent pension of 7/- a week, and his effects of £2-4s-1d, Pay Owing and his War Gratuity of £3.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
