Alfred Berridge
In 1911 he was a core maker in an iron foundry.
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Alfred Berridge was born on 21st June 1894 at Mansfield he was the son of the late Alfred a brick layers labourer and Jane Berridge née Freeman and the brother of Arthur, Ada, Elizabeth, George, Ethel, Elsie and Lily Berridge. They lived at 26 Radford Street Mansfield.
His father Alfred was born in 1857 at Mansfield, he died in 1917 at Mansfield he was aged 60 yrs, his mother Jane Freeman was born in 1855 at Blidworth they were married in 1876 at Mansfield, they had 11 children.
In the 1911 census the family were living at 26 Radford Street, Mansfield, Alfred Berridge 54 yrs a bricklayers labourer, he is living wit his wife Jane 56 yrs and their children Arthur 31 yrs a fruiterer, Ada 25 yrs a cotton doubler, Elizabeth 23 yrs no occupation listed, George 21 yrs a railway platelayer, Ethel 18 yrs a cotton doubler, Alfred 16 yrs a core maker in an iron foundry, Elsie 12 yrs a scholar and Lilly 12 yrs a scholar.
Private Alfred Berridge enlisted at Mansfield on 10 September 1914., he served with the Portsmoth Battalion Royal Navel Divison Royal Marine Light Infantry, he died of wounds on 9th July 1915 and is buried at Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles Galipolli.
Berridge was one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI. Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).'
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Alfred Berridge
Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles
Photo of Alfred Berridge
BERRIDGE Alfred grave at Pink Farm Cemetery Helles, courtesy of Dennis Humphries and find a gave website.