208278 Pte. Alfred Clarson British Army 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters from:10 Moor St, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (d.9th Jun 1917) Alfred Clarson was born in the June 1882 quarter at Tamworth, Staffordshire, the eldest child of Alfred Clarson, a bricklayer and builder’s labourer, and his wife Margaret Bennett Storer. They lived at Moor Street, Tamworth from 1891 to the 1950s. In 1911 Alfred Clarson, aged 29 and unmarried, was working as a fish hawker on his own account, and living with his parents at Tamworth.
In April 1916 Alfred Clarson junior of 10 Moor St, Tamworth, aged 33 years 9 months, papermaker labourer, enlisted with the 11th Bn of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt (Sherwood Foresters), at Gateshead on Lyne. He was 5ft 2in, 36 in chest, good physical development, and his next of kin was father Alfred Clarson senior, 10 Moor St, Tamworth.
He must have enlisted earlier at Tamworth, as he was referred to a medical specialist on 12 Dec 1915. Alfred was sent to France on 13 Oct 1916, and served a total of one year and 178 days. He was in the Calais hospital as a result of injury on 25 Oct 1916. He rejoined the Battalion in the field from 28 Dec 1916. He was killed in action 7 June 1917 at Messines and is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Tamworth Herald, Sat 15 Jun 1918. In Memoriam:
“Alfred Clarson, 11th Sherwood Foresters, the beloved son of Alfred and Margaret Clarson, who was killed in action June 7, 1917 at Messines. Death divides, but fond memory ever clings. From his loving father, mother, sister, and brother.â€
Tamworth Herald, Sat 10 Jun 1922. In Memoriam:
“Clarson. In loving memory of our dear sons and brothers, Ptes. Alfred and Arthur Clarson, who were killed in action in France on April 9 and June 7, 1917, respectively. Time changes many things, but fond remembrance ever clings....â€
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