221538 L/Cpl. Alfred Titmus British Army Army Service Corps from:Bedfordshire I have a picture of my grandfather, Alfred Titmus, as a Lance Corporal in the Army Service Corps around 1915-1916 in France where he was billeted. He was an exceptional Motor Engineer and volunteered for service in 1915. At the time of volunteering he was employed by Dunn the Hatter, an aristocrat and a pacifist.
Grandad was married with a very young child and lived in a tied cottage to his employer. He was threatened with dismissal if he signed up in the Army. He signed up, was evicted and left with his wife and child on a horse and cart in the middle of winter. He settled my grandmother and father in premises in London and then went off to the Army.
After the War he started a garage in Liverpool, went to Australia for a time, and then returned and was largely responsible for wiring up the West End of London between the wars.
He finished his days in Tankerton, Kent when I used to take him for walks along the sea shore there. He passed away in 1960.
He never wanted to really talk about his experiences. I have always been proud of what he did.
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