Name
Alfred Charles G Marshall (*1)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
28/10/1918
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Able Seaman
J/26819(CH)
Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Agincourt"
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
STEVENAGE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Gone But Not Forgotten
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial, St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town, Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
Alfred was born on the 5th September 1896 the son of Charles & Alice Marshall.
Wartime Service
He joined the Royal Navy on the 5th September 1914, the day of his 18th birthday, and just four weeks after the war had broken out. Records show that Charles deserted from the Royal Navy on the 8th May 1916 but his aim was not to avoid war service. He fraudulently enlisted in the army and served with the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch).
It is not clear at what point his deception was discovered but when he was caught he was returned to the Royal Navy to continue his service. On the 18th October 1918 he was admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital in Chatham suffering from Whooping Cough. He died ten days later from the effects of this disease and is buried in the St.Nicholas Churchyard, Stevenage.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com *1 We believe confusingly that this man appears as C G Marshall in the CWGC records and as Alfred C Marshall on the Stevenage memorials.
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
