Private 17096 Alfred ELKERTON

Pte 17096 Alfred ELKERTON, 5th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry and previously Pte 345646 Labour Corps.
Killed in action in the Battle of Thiepval Ridge, Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 29th September 1916 aged 18.

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D, 9 C, 13 C
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of James and Eliza Vincent of 49 Clarence Street, Nuneaton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton, Abbey Church of St. Mary LINK NEEDS TO BE SORTED

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1898 and baptised 25 Sep 1898 at Leamington Priors
• Lived at 2 Princes Street, Leamington Priors [1901]
• Lived at Onley Fields, Rugby [1911]
• James was a schoolboy in 1911
• Lived at Hinckley [1916]
• Enlisted at Coventry. Arrived in France 1 Oct 1915. Discharged 18 Feb 1919

Links to Relevant Information

Thiepval Memorial