Alfred Worland
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Alfred was born in 1889 in Sibsey, Lincolnshire to the late Joseph a shunter for the Great Central railway and Mary Ann Worland née Catley who lived on Newark Road, Tuxford Joseph was born in 1862 he died in 1917 aged 55yrs and Mary Ann Catley was born in 1860 both were born in Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, they were married in 1886 at Royston, Cambridgeshire, they went on to have 10 children. In 1911 his parents were living at Tuxford, Joseph 49 yrs is a shunter for the Great Central Railway he is living with his wife Mary Ann 50 yrs and 8 of their children. In the 1911 census we find him with his Battalion , 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards at their Wellington barracks St James Park in London ,his age is given as 21yrs and his place of birth as Sibsey Lincolnshire he is a guardsman.
Private Alfred Worland enlisted on 5th November 1906, he served with the 1st battalion Grenadier Guards, he landed in France on 6th October 1914 and was killed in action on 26th October 1914 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Pte Alfred John Worland The Retford Times 20th Nov 1914 The above is a portrait of Private Alfred John Worland of the 1st Grenadier Guards, son of Mr J Worland, Tuxford, a well known guard on the Great Central Railway, whose death was recorded in our last issue. He was killed in action on Oct 29th. Charles Worland, 2nd Grenadier Guards, has sent a further communication to his parents at Tuxford, relative to the sad death of his brother, Alfred John Worland, 1st Grenadier Guards at the front on Oct 29th In the course of his letter he says:- “Yours to hand on the 9th inst.I wrote you first on the 8th inst, so that when you get this letter, I will suppose you will have got over our great trouble a bit, which has fallen on us all. You know it is as hard for me as it is for you, and besides, you must not take it too much to heart now, for he died nobly while serving his country.”
