WATERFALL Alfred

1886 - 1917  (30 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	WATERFALL Alfred
  Born	13 Sep 1886	Belper RD, Derbyshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christened	28 Dec 1886	St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Aug 1917	Port Suez, Egypt   [4]
  	Cause: Enteric Fever
  Buried	Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt   [4]
  Notes	Private 26945 Alfred Waterfall 1st Garrison Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Died of enteric fever at Port Suez Egypt on Sunday 26th August 1917 aged 29. Alfred is buried in the Suez War Memorial Cemetery Egypt. The 1st Garrison Battalion was formed in Lichfield in July 1915. In October 1915 it began transferring to Egypt, via Malta and Gallipoli.Suez was an important hospital centre during the First World War with two Indian general hospitals, two stationary hospitals and casualty clearing stations based there at various times. Born and resident in Belper Alfred enlisted in Derby and was the son of Mr William Waterfall and Mary Ellen Waterfall of 172, Over Lane, Belper and the husband of Sarah Waterfall, of 157, Nottingham Rd., Belper, they had two young children a boy and a girl.Prior to enlisting Alfred was employed at the White Lea Pit near Ripley where his father was also employed.He was the brother of Albert Waterfall, his other brother Percy served in France with a Lewis Gun Section and survived. [5]
  Person ID	I558	Derbyshire Waterfalls
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	WATERFALL William,   b. Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856, Belper RD, Derbyshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	KIRK Mary Ellen
  Married	11 Dec 1876	St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Derbyshire, England   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MARSHALL Sarah
  Married	20 May 1910	St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England   [8]
  Children	1. WATERFALL James Victor,   b. 5 Jul 1912, Belper RD, Derbyshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. WATERFALL Constance Clementine,   b. 13 Mar 1913, Belper RD, Derbyshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] GRO Birth Indexes, General Register Office, ((www.freebmd.org.uk)), (www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 8 Aug 2016), entry for Alfred Waterfall, volume 7b, page 589, December quarter 1886, Belper district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3). [S132] St Peter's Church, Belper Baptisms, St Peter's Church (Belper, Derbyshire, England), "Baptisms 1879-1899," Alfred Waterfall Baptism 28 Decmeber 1886, page 168, entry 1343; FHL microfilm 2,080,802, item 2 (Reliability: 3). The baptismal register gives Alfreds date of birth as 13th September 1886. [S132] St Peter's Church, Belper Baptisms, St Peter's Church (Belper, Derbyshire, England), "Baptisms 1879-1899," Alfred Waterfall Baptism 28 December 1886, page 168, entry 1343; FHL microfilm 2,080,802, item 2 (Reliability: 3). [S143] CWGC, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (www.cwgc.org), 13 Aug 2016, Alfred Waterfall: Private 26945 (Reliability: 3). [S141] Belper Research Website, Booth, Tricia, (www.belper-research.com : 28 Jul 2011), accessed 13 Aug 2016), Memorial Inscriptions - Belper War Memorial V-W: Alfred Waterfall (Reliability: 3). [S137] St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Marriages, St Alkmund's Church (Duffield, Derbyshire, England), "Marriages 1873-1885," William Waterfall & Mary Ellen Kirk Marriage 11 December 1876, page 176, entry 352; FHL microfilm 1,041,434, item 1 (Reliability: 3). [S21] GRO Marriage Indexes NEED TO REDO, England and Wales. Registrar General., Marriage Index for William Waterfall and Mary Ellen Kirk; citing 7b/1004, December quarter 1876, Belper registration district (Reliability: 3). [S275] GRO Marriage Index, General Register Office, ((www.freebmd.org.uk)), (www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 21 Mar 2017), entry for Alfred Waterfall, volume 7b, page 1239, June quarter 1912, Belper district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3).