| Surname: | Alston |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/8023 |
| Notes: | MFP. Not listed in soldiers died. No inscription on gravestone. Enlisted 20/11/1914, age 36 in the Royal Sussex and transferred to the MFP 26/7/1917. Served Home 20/11/1914 to 7/11/1918. Prior to enlistment he had been a copper miner in Arizona, United States. He was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire and enlisted at Brighton, Sussex. Discharged 7/11/1918 with heart disease caused by training and exposure. Awarded the Silver War Badge, list MPC/100 name erased there from, re-submitted on List MPC/125. Unit, MFP No 8 (Kent) Area, Eastern Command. His wife resided at 931 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich. Info from Pension Index Cards:- W1. Alston, William, P/8023, MFP, A/L/Cpl, discharged, widow Katherine, 2 High Grange Road, Spennymoor, refused 30/5/19. Also:- Alston, Katherine, 144, 2 High Grange Road, Spenn6y Moor, P/8023, A/L/Cpl, William Alston, MFP.William Alston. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/125 Jan. 28, 1919) |
| Citation: | Badge No. B91830. Enlisted 20/11/1914, discharged 7/11/1918. WO letter 60/B 392 (xvi) Medal Branch A.G 10 dated 19-12-1918. Age 40years 1months. Served home. |
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| Date of Death: | March 31, 1919 |
| Company: | MFP |
| CWGC Link: | 375611 |
| Cemetery: | CLITHEROE CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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