HITCHMAN Alfred

  • First Name(s):
    Alfred 
  • Surname:
    HITCHMAN
  • Service Number:
    45629
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Regiment:
    Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th August 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France, Grave XIV. A. 33.
  • Place of Birth:
    Worcester, resident Blockley, Worcestershire, enlisted Rugby
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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HITCHMAN Alfred Is Named On These Memorials

Blockley St Peter and St Paul’s Church WW1 Memorial
Blockley War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Blockley War Memorial under Soldiers 1918 with the information: Pte. Aug. 27

Further Information About HITCHMAN Alfred

Alfred Hitchman was born in Brockworth in 1891, his father was an estate labourer. He was living at home with his family in 1901 but it has not been possible to locate him in 1911, when his father was living alone in Blockley, a widower. Possibilities for his whereabouts are contradictory. He would enlist in the armed forces in Rugby, perhaps in 1915 or 1916, suggesting that he may have left home, although another source shows his residence as Blockley. Unfortunately his personal military records have not survived. He enlisted as a private in the 2nd Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and later transferred to the 8th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Both battalions operated in France. He was unmarried when he died in action in France in 1918.

From the Medals Rolls and regimental medals roll:
Alfred Hitchman, 2 O & BLI [Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry], Private, 21272, 8 Royal Berks Regt, Private, 45629, awarded the British War Medal and the Victory medal, died 27/8/18

From Soldiers’ Effects:
Alfred Hitchman, 8(s) R Berkshire, Private, 45629, died 27/8/18 France, killed in action, GBP20 0s 10d plus GBP13 War Gratuity to father Thomas.

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Credits: All research courtesy of the researcher of the casualties on the Blockley War Memorials.