STOKES Alfred Arthur

  • First Name(s):
    Alfred 
    Arthur 
  • Surname:
    STOKES
  • Service Number:
    P5836
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Support Services
  • Corps:
    Military Police Corps
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    29th November 1917
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Belgium, Grave I. N. 5.
  • Place of Birth:
    Powick, enlisted Worcester, resident Halesowen
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Frederick and Emma Stokes, of Powick, near Worcester; husband of Mrs. Stokes of Dudley Rd., Halesowen, Birmingham

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STOKES Alfred Arthur Is Named On These Memorials

Halesowen War Memorial
Hindlip St James WW1 and WW2 Police Roll of Honour
Powick St Peter’s Church
Worcestershire Constabulary Castle Street
Worcestershire Constabulary Hindlip Hall

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcestershire Constabulary Castle Street – as Alfred A. Stokes.
Worcestershire Constabulary Hindlip Hall – as Alfred A. Stokes.
Hindlip St James WW1 and WW2 Police Roll of Honour as Alfred Stokes under Worcestershire Constabulary.
Halesowen War Memorial as A. Stokes.

Further Information About STOKES Alfred Arthur

Listed as Arthur Alfred on Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Soldiers Died in the Great War

The birth of Alfred Arthur Stokes is registered in the December Quarter 1892 under the Upton Registration District.

Arthur Alfred Stokes was born on 4th November 1892 in the village of Powick, Worcestershire.  He resided in the village when he was appointed as Police Constable No 9, Worcester Constabulary on 11th June 1912.  He was single and his previous employment was with Mr F. Stokes in Powick as a gardener. Arthur was 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighed 12 stone 4lbs, his chest measurement was 36 inches and he had a fresh complexion with brown eyes and dark brown hair.  He spent 4 years and 196 days with the constabulary, rising to Constable 1st Class, working at Police Headquarters in Worcester until 27th October 1912 and then at Halesowen police station from 28th October 1912 where he remained until he left the police force to enlist in the army on 23rd December 1916.

Source for additional information: Worcester Constabulary Records.

A photograph of PC A.A. Stokes of Powick can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 15th December 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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