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 Abt 1884 - 1915 (~ 31 years)
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| Name |
George ALDERSON |
| Born |
Abt 1884 |
Durham, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Award |
Albert Medal First Class |
- Words inscribed on the reverse of the medal:
Presented in the name of His Majesty to ETHEL ALDERSON, widow of Lance Corporal George Alderson, Durham Light Infantry, in recognition of the gallantry of the deceased, who lost his life in France on the 14th October 1915, in saving the lives of others.
[In January 2006, the medal in the possession of Ronald Philip Hennings, of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, grandson of George Alderson]
14 October 1915: Lance Corporal George Alderson, 10th Durham Light Infantry. At B Camp, St Jans ter Biezen near Poperinge. Alderson, with two other non-commissioned officers, was moving some bombs into a room in a farmhouse where they were to be stored. While the bombs were being stacked, one of them fell to the floor and the percussion cap was fired. Alderson, knowing that the bomb would explode in four seconds, and that to throw it out of the window would endanger the men who were outside, picked it up and tried to reach the door. Before he could get out of the door the bomb exploded, blowing off his hand and inflicting other serious wounds, from which he shortly died. By his prompt action in picking up and carrying the bomb he probably saved the lives of the three men who were in the room with him, and by his presence of mind in not throwing it out of the window he certainly saved the lives of those standing outside. This act was the more meritorious as Alderson was fully aware of the deadly nature of the bomb and the danger to himself that his act involved. He died of his wounds and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Albert Medal First Class.
[Source : http://www.1914-1918.net/albert_medal.htm, downloaded 29 January 2006]
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| Occupation |
Coal miner |
| Died |
14 Oct 1915 |
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Buried |
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Grave ref I. B. 14A
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| Person ID |
I1386 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2013 |
| Family |
Ethel GALL, b. Abt 1889, Gateshead On Tyne, Durham, England , d. England |
| Married |
1908 |
Gateshead On Tyne, Durham, England [1] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Eliza Jane "Lally" ALDERSON, b. 1908, England , d. 1967 (Age 59 years) |
| + | 2. Elizabeth "Betty" ALDERSON, b. 11 Jun 1914, Gateshead On Tyne, Durham, England , d. 12 Feb 1990, Tewantin, Queensland, Australia (Age 75 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2013 |
| Family ID |
F107 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S59] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 [database on-line], (http://www.freebmd.org.uk), Gateshead Volume 10a, page 1544.
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