| Surname: | Aspden |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/6973 |
| Notes: | MFP. Served Home. 7/12/1915 he enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, No. 39584, age 22.11, born Burnley, occupation Dyer, Warp Baller, Messrs Edward lees, Dyers & Finishers, Burnley, Home Address: 246 Cog Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, 27/5/1917 to Liverpool Regiment no. 39584, 1/7/1916 to 23 Works Battalion Liverpool Regiment, 27/1/1917 transferred to MFP, served in No. 5 Area, Liverpool. 30/1/1919 discharged no longer fit for war service. Served Home 7/12/1915, Army Reserve 8/12/1915 to 27/1/1916, Home 28/1/1916 to 30/1/1919 to discharge. Married Florence Stott 1 Cowper Street, Burnley. Suffered from defective vision non attributed, he received a pension of 17/1d for 48 weeks final including allowance for 1 child. Info from Pension Index Card: Aspden, Alfred, MFP, No. P/6973, KSLI ? 39584, SWB No. 3/L/5709, Liverpool Regiment 30/1/1919, SFT 1629, 1 Cowper Street, Burnley, Stamp: Ad 27/2/1919 at 17/1d from for 48 weeks, Chelsea No. VV50 2002, received 28/2/1919. Alfred Aspden. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/140 Feb. 22, 1919) |
| Citation: | Badge No. B120110. Enlisted 28/1/1916, discharged 30/1/1919. K.R. 392 (xvi). Served home. |