in 1901,alfred henry buckle was in st.marys workhouse,holloway,he was 6yrs old,his mother sarah,was in holloway prison,then on the 9th may 1910,alfred was placed in st.marys industrial school,hornby rd,holloway and his mother was an inmate in st.johns workhouse,holloway,on 27th august 1910,sarah gave her permission for him to join the army.
alfred joined the 2nd manchesters at mullingar,on 29th aug 1910 as a boy soldier,he was 14yrs 8mths old,he was described by the guardians of the workhouse as having an excellent character.
on 1st november 1911,he was appointed as a bandsman[cornet player]
alfred was retained on home service throughout the war,due to hearing problems,he was posted to the 3rd manchesters at cleethorpes.
he was admitted to 1/4th northern gen hospital,lincoln on 6th feb 1916,suffering from deafness in his right ear
he married miss doris,matilda holson at st.peters church cleethorpes on 4th jan 1917,their son,alfred,maurice was born on 10th oct 1917
residing at 4 heys st,cleethorpes
he was posted to the 1st manchesters on 7-8-19 and discharged on 27-4-1920,by know his deafness had become worst,he took up residence at 29 oxford st,cleethorpes
doris died in 1965 in croydon,aged 68,alfred passed away 17yrs later in 1982 at croydon,aged 87
L/cpl 1942 alfred,henry buckle
