Biography of Serjeant Alfred Ashby Kingsford (11856)
8th Battalion Welsh Regiment
Died 10th August 1915
Soldier
- Name: Alfred Ashby Kingsford
- Date of birth: 1886
- Place of Birth: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Date of Birth Registration: Jamuary – March 1886
- Place of Birth Registration: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Father
- Name: Alfred Edwin Kingsford
- DOB: 1852
- Place of Birth: Rochester, Kent, England
- Occupation: Auctioneer
Mother
- Name: Sarah Ashby
- DOB: 1852
- Place Of Birth: West Farleigh, Kent, England
- Marriage: 1872 Maidstone District
Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)
- Edith Jane Kingsford, 1873, Rochester
- Frederick Henry Kingsford, 1874, Rochester
- Alice Kingsford, 1878, Builth
- Clara Kingsford, 1881, Chepstow
- Clara Thomas Kingsford, 1883, Maidstone
- Alfred Ashley Kingsford, 1886, Chepstow
- Gwendoline Harriet Kingsford, 1889, Chepstow
- Harold Porter Kingsford, 1891, Chepstow
- Marion Eleanor Kingsford, 1895, Chepstow
Census
- 1891: Alfred is living with his parents at Hardwick Hill, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
- 1901: Alfred is living with his parent at 3 Hardwick Hill, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The census gives him an age of 15 and he is listed as a auctioneer clerk.
- 1911: Alfred is living with Walker family at 4 Albion Terrace, North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire. The census gives him an age of 25 and he is listed as a County Court Clerk.
Relatives in services
- None found
Wife
- Name: Alma Glendora Morton
- Date of birth: 20th Ocober 1889
- Place of Birth: Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage
- Date of Marriage: 3rd May 1911
- Place of Marriage: St Marys, Mortlake, Surrey
Children
- Ronald Kingsford, 1912, Bourne District
Wife’s parents
- Father: John James Morton
- Mother: Kate Helen Heather
Newspaper Mentions
- None found
Military Records
Attestation Papers
- None found
Soldier’s Died In The Great War
- These records show that Serjeant Alfred Ashby Kingsford, 11856, 8th Bn Welsh Regiment was killed in action on 10th August 1915 at Sea.
Pension Records
- None found
Effects Left To
- Wife Alma Glendora
Medals
- The British Medal
The Victory Medal
The 15 Star
Memorials
- UK:
- Bourne, Bourne War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens
- Chepstow War Memorial
- Holbeach All Saints War Memorial
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
- In memory of Serjeant Alfred Ashby Kingsford, 11856, 8th Bn., Welsh Regiment who died on 10 August 1915
- Remembered with honour, Helles Memorial
© The War Graves Photographic Project
© The War Graves Photographic Project
Military Service Timeline
- Enlisted in Newport
- Died of wounds
- Buried at sea 3 miles off Gaba Tepe
- This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed
Sources
- WW1 Soldier’s Records (www.ancestry.co.uk)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission