2nd Lieutenant, Garwood Keningale ALSTON
Aged 22
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Garwood Keningale Alston was born on 21st December 1893 (4th qtr 1893 Tendring 4a:550) son of John Edward and Annie Elizabeth ALSTON
(née SMITH).
Baptised at St Michael and All Angels, Manningtree, Essex on 18th January 1894. 1901 census...Aged 7, he was at "Shrubland Lodge", Horningsheath, Horringer, with his father John E ALSTON [54] farmer born Great Bromley, Essex; his mother Annie E [45] born Liverpool; brother Alexander [13] born Manningtree. 1911 census...Aged 17, he was at 1/2 North Parade, Lowestoft, at school. His parents were at the same place in Horringer with his sister Emma Marjorie [24] born Manningtree, and brother Alexander (working on family farm.) His mother had lost 4 of her 7 children. |
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His brother Alexander applied for his medals.
On 12th August the 163rd Brigade assaulted the Turkish positions, with the 5th Suffolks on the left. They had no artillery support,just guns from the Royal Navy ships off shore. Despite extremely heavy machine gun fire, they managed to get forward 1,500 yards before being forced back 200 yards to a better position in a fenced ditch. This position they actually held then until the evacuation in December. It was in this attack that the 5th Norfolks to a man disappeared
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