HURREN Alfred George

  • First Name(s):
    Alfred 
    George 
  • Surname:
    HURREN
  • Service Number:
    16358
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Coldstream Guards
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    30th November 1917
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France, Panel 2.
  • Place of Birth:
    Madresfield, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester, resident Malvern
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles and Mary Hurren, of Yates Hay Rd., Malvern

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HURREN Alfred George Is Named On These Memorials

Hindlip St James WW1 and WW2 Police Roll of Honour
Madresfield St Mary the Virgin Church WW1 Memorial
Malvern WW1 War Memorial
Worcester Cathedral Cloister Windows Bell Ringer
Worcestershire Constabulary Castle Street
Worcestershire Constabulary Hindlip Hall

Further Information About HURREN Alfred George

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Madresfield.

Alfred George Hurren was born on 16th August 1896 in the village of Madresfield near Malvern, Worcestershire. He resided in the village when he was appointed as Police Constable No 15, Worcester Constabulary on 11th January 1915. He was single and his previous employment was with the Post Office as a postmaster at Pontnewydd. He was 6 feet tall, weighed 12 stone, his chest measurement was 34½ inches and he had a fresh complexion with blue eyes and brown hair. Alfred spent just 137 days with the constabulary as a Constable 3rd Class and working at Police Headquarters in Worcester until 27th May 1915 when he resigned from the police force.

Source for additional information: Worcester Constabulary Records.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Malvern, name given as Harren.

Malvern News, Saturday 15th December 1917:
Ex PC and Mrs Hurren, of 2, Clifton Villas, Yates Hay Road have heard that their son Pte Alfred George Hurren, 22, of the Coldstream Guards has been killed in action. Pte Hurren joined the army in May 1915. He was a policeman and joined the Worcestershire Constabulary in January 1917; prior to that he was a postman. The first news was received from a Corporal who states he was one of the best bombers and is greatly missed.

A photograph of PC A. Hurren of Malvern Link can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 22nd December 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Alfred Hurren has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Cambrai Memorial.

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