Private Alfred Gallup was Killed in Action during World War I.
Alfred Gallup as born in Q1 1892 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.
In the 1901 Census Alfred, aged 9 was living at Best Beech Hill, Wadhurst, Ticehurst, Sussex, England.[1]
Name
Sex
Relation
Age
Occupation
Place of Birth
Edwin Gallup
Head
M
48
Blacksmith
Wadhurst, Sussex
Fanny Gallup
Wife
F
49
Harefield, Middlesex
Albert E Gallup
Son
M
22
Blacksmith
Wadhurst, Sussex
Frank Gallup
Son
M
16
Blacksmith
Wadhurst, Sussex
Phoebe Gallup
Daughter
F
14
Wadhurst, Sussex
Grace Gallup
Daughter
F
11
Wadhurst, Sussex
Alfred Gallup
Son
M
9
Wadhurst, Sussex
Harold Gallup
Son
M
7
Wadhurst, Sussex
In the 1911 Census Alfred, aged 19 was living at Best Beech Hill, Wadhurst, Ticehurst, Sussex, England. His parents had been married 37 years and had 10 children, 9 of whom were still alive.[2]
Name
Sex
Relation
Age
Occupation
Place of Birth
Edwin Gallup
Head
M
58
Blacksmith
Wadhurst, Sussex
Fanny Gallup
Wife
F
59
North Church, Middlesex
Frank Gallup
Son
M
26
Blacksmith
Wadhurst, Sussex
Phoebe Gallup
Daughter
F
23
Wadhurst, Sussex
Alfred Gallup
Son
M
19
Carpenter
Wadhurst, Sussex
Private Alfred Gallup served in the British Army in World War I Service started: Unit(s): Royal Sussex Regiment Service ended: 21 October 1916
Alfred was killed in action on 21 October 1916 in France while serving with the 11th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. [3][4]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJD-9G4 : 20 May 2019), Alfred Gallup in household of Edwin Gallup, Wadhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wadhurst subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BL-2FQ : 12 July 2019), Alfred Gallup in household of Edwin Gallup, Wadhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56052328/alfred-gallup: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Pvt Alfred Gallup (1892–21 Oct 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #56052328, citing Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Greg Gallup (contributor 49895375).
↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: Alfred Gallup Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex Death Date: 21 Oct 1916 Death Place: British Expeditionary Force Enlistment Place: Wadhurst Rank: Private : Royal Sussex Regiment Battalion: 11th Battalion Regimental Number: SD/5411 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #311249