| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (5a) East Africa, 19/5/1915. Shown as (4) Mesopotamia, 13/3/1915 to 3/7/1915 and 26/12/1916 on medal roll page B879. Formerly Pte 1/4 Hampshire Regt. No. 2883. He was born and resided in Fleet and enlisted in Salisbury. He has 2 x medal cards, 1 x A J Methuen, 1915 Star and 2 x A J Methven, Victory and War Medals with same details.
Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. Died, GSW, Eril. 14/5/1920 his father Frederick received £79-03-07, 14/5/1920 he received a further £1-13-08 (2 entries).
Info from Pension Index Cards: Methven, Alfred James, MFP, No. P/12716, L/Cpl, single, 9/7/1919 died from GSW. Dependant Jane Maria, Methven, mother 5 Granstone Cottages, Fleet, Hampshire who died 28/11/1940 pension then paid to father Frederick of 186 Clarence Road, Fleet, Hampshire. The Methven's also lost another son William John Methven No. 8953, 2 Hampshire Regiment who died on 6/8/1915, age 20, he is named on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Alfred James Methven. |
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