Alfred James Gay
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 260211
Parents: George and Tryphena Gay
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 5 Queen Street, Kingswood, Bristol. Lived: 23 Queens Street, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 28/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
Regiment: 2nd/5th Battalion
Alfred was born in St. George in Bristol, the son of a shoemaker, a middle child of seven with two brothers and four sisters. He was employed by the Bank Road Boot factory and a member of the Kingswood Moravian Brotherhood. Alfred married Florence Britton in 1915.
Alfred enlisted with the Wiltshire Regiment in 1914, later transferring to the 2nd/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He lost his life during the Battle of Passchendaele (the third battle of Ypres) which lasted from 31st July to 10th November 1917 and resulted in combined casualties estimated to be around 800,000 for both allies and Germans. Alfred died from critical wounds that he received whilst carrying a wounded comrade to hospital.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Kingswood Heritage Museum