Alfred Henton
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Alfred was born on 29 Jan 1893, the son of Arthur and Ellen Henton and was baptised at Coddington Chapel in March 1893. His father was a maltings worker and the family, with three children, Alfred (b 1893 Coddington) Grace (b 1895 Coddinton) and Alice (born 1901 Coddington. lived on Balderton Lane Coddinton . Alfred attended the National School. In the 1901 census the family are living at Balderton Lane, Coddington, Arthur is shown as a maltster and is living at the address with his wife and three children. By the 1911 census , aged 17, Alfred had left home and was by now living with farmer Fred Wallhead and working as an agricultural labourer at his farm on Main Street, Coddington. CWGC states he was the son of Arthur Henton of Kneeton East Bridgford Nottingham late of Coddington, Newark.
Alfred enlisted into the army in Newark , he gave his place of birth as Coddington. He originally served with service number 47734 with the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derbys ) Regiment and was later transferred and served with service number 60418 in the 22nd battalion (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers . He was killed in action on 11th April 1918 and is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France.
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