No.401124, Sergeant, Alfred John TWEED
Aged 30
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Alfred John TWEED was born on 22nd January 1888 (Westminster Q1-1888 1A:529) baptised at St.Annes, Westminster on 11th March 1888), son of Charles William and Emma Kate TWEED (née PAGE).
1891 census...Aged 3, he was at 184 Newport Dwellings, St Annes, London with his father Charles William TWEED,[30] police constable born Denham, Suffolk; his mother Emma K [31] born Poplar, London and sister Alice E [1] born St Anne's, London On 1st October, with his sister Alice (born 6th April 1894), he was admitted to Childeric Road School, Lewisham. He left there 27-9-1895, his sister left on 21-2-1896 when they moved to Deptford. 1901 census...Aged 13, he was at Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford with his parents (father now recorded as aged 39 and born Cheveley, Camb) and sister Alice and brother Charles [9] born St Anne's. His father had for some years lived in Cheveley. 1911 census...Aged 23, a salesman (glass and china) he was at 88 Belgrave Road, Walthamstow with his parents (father now retired policeman/music hall attendant) and brother Charles (warehouseman) He married Olive E.ALBON in Bury St Edmunds in Q3-1915. She was Great Saxham born and in 1901 her family were living in Ampton. In 1911 she was a servant in Woodford, . |
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He enlisted in Westminster, when resident in Walthamstow. He died in the War Hospital in Norwich, cause currently not known. His burial is recorded as Private Memorial in parishioner's grave, so perhaps his widow, Olive, had moved back home when Alfred was hospitalised and was residing in Ampton. He appears to have been with the 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers when arriving in France in 1915.
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