Category: Military
Rank: Sergeant 39436
Regiment or Ship: Royal Garrison Artillery
Service Number(s): 39436
Occupation: Turner
Date of Birth: 1896
Place of Birth: Cheetham Hill, Manchester
Date of Death: 28.04.1918
Place of Death: France
Place of Burial / Memorials:
1. Mindel Trench Cemetary, St. Laurent-Blagny, France.
2. Town Memorial, Bexhill.
3. St. Stephens’ Church, Bexhill.
Address: 19 Melbourne Street, Broughton, Salford (1911 census)
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Family Information
Parents: James Whork, b. 1866 in Salford, Lancs., and Elizabeth, b. 1868 in Manchester.
Siblings:
Isabella Whork, b. 1893 in Salford.
Thomas Whork, b. 1898 in Salford.
First World War Experience
Alexander served in the Army in France and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.