| Surname: | Sturrock |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/3097 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 2/7/1916 to 27/10/1918. Died. He was born in Carmyllie, enlisted and resided in Arbroath. No inscription on gravestone. Enlisted 3/12/1915 at Arbroath, age 32. Home address 11 Duke Street, Arbroath. He formerly served with Arbroath Borough Police. Served Home 3/12/1915, Army Reserve 4/12/1915 to 11/5/1916, Home 12/5/1916 to 1/7/1916, BEF2/7/1916 to 27/10/1918. Arrived Havre 3/7/1916 on SS King Edward, to Rouen GBD 4/7/1916, APM Abbeville 23/7/1916, APM L of C 4 Army Railhead area Abbeville 25/7/1916, 5 Section Railhead, Albert 9/12/1916, 5 Army Albert 10/6/1917, 3 Army Albert 20/12/1917, 5 Army 21/2/1918, 4 Army 20/10/1918. Admitted to 53 CCS, influenza, died 27/10/1918 Bronco Pneumonia. Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 27/10/1918 died from illness. 10/4/1919 his widow Helen received £20-19-00 and 10/12/1919 £11 war gratuity. Info from Pension Index Cards: Sturrock, Alexander, No. P/'3097, MFP, L/Cpl. 27/10/1918 died from Bronco Pneumonia. France. Widow Helen Stephen, born 26/10/1884, address 11 Duke Street, Arbroath, Scotland. They had 3 children Charles Smith born 14/9/1912, Alexander born 23/3/1914and Ronald Adamson born 23/8/1918. 12/11/1918 widow paid £8 grant, 12/5/1919 she received 29/7d per week pension. Info from Scotland Roll of Honour 1914-18. L/Cpl Alexander Sturrock, MFP, 9 Duke Street, Arbroath, was the son of Alexander Sturrock and of his wife Margaret Tough, Carmyllie. He was thirty five years of age, had married Nellie Smith, and left three sons. He was at one time a farm servant at East Seaton, but joined the Arbroath Burgh Police Force in 1908. H4e enlisted in the Military Foot Police in May 1916 and went to France Shortly afterwards. He was due home on leave when he had a very severe attack of influenza, followed by pneumonia and died in a hospital in France on the 27th of October 1918. L/Cpl Sturrock was one of seven Arbroath policemen who joined the colours, and was the second to die on service. (above has a head and shoulders picture of L/Cpl Sturrock in MFP uniform.) Alexander Sturrock |
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| Date of Death: | Oct. 27, 1918 |
| Company: | MFP 4 ARMY |
| CWGC Link: | 299740 |
| Cemetery: | ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, FRANCE 🇫🇷 |
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