Trafford

Born during the December quarter 1884 in the Barton on Irwell R.D. - ref:
8c/645, the third son of Thomas & Elizabeth Aldred (nee Owen).

1891 Census - Moorside Road, Flixton.   Son - aged: 6 - born: Flixton.   
Head of household - Thomas Aldred - Married - aged: 43 - occ: Bricklayer -
born: Flixton.   Also - Elizabeth Aldred - Wife - aged: 45 - born: Oulton,
Yorkshire.    Plus 4 elder siblings - Rhoda, Mary George & John and younger
brother - Hartley.

1901 Census - 25 Moorside Road, Flixton.    Son - aged: 16 - occ:
Apprentice To Lithographic Artist - born: Flixton.    Head of household -
Thomas Aldred - Married - aged: 53 - occ: Bricklayer - born: Flixton.   
Also - Elizabeth Aldred - Wife - aged: 55 - born: Oulton, Yorkshire.   
Plus - his elder siblings - Mary & George and his younger brother -
Hartley.

Their Parents - Thomas & Elizabeth, both died in 1908.

1911 Census - 25 Moorside Road, Flixton.     Brother - Unmarried - aged: 25
- occ: Lithographic Artist - born: Flixton.   Head of household - George
Aldred - Unmarried - aged: 33 - occ: Bricklayer (House Building) - born:
Flixton.  Also listed - Hartley Aldred - Brother - Unmarried - aged: 23 -
occ: Bricklayer (House Building) - born: Flixton.

Their brother - John now resides next door to them at 27 Moorside Road.   
He was then a Motor Builder, but was also a regular soldier finishing his
Army career as a Company Sergeant Major.  He and his wife - Mary Jane
Aldred, then had four children, plus two more later on.

MIC - Originally served with the Leicestershire Rgt - No. 34270 - Victory &
BWM only - no other details.

KIA on the first day of the Battle of Pilkelm Ridge (31st July - 2nd
August), part of what became known as the Third Battle of Ypres.   At 03.50
hrs (sunrise), 9 British & 6 French Divisions attacked on a 15 mile front
from the River Lys to the River Yser with the objective of driving the
Germans off the Pilkelm Ridge.

Commemorated on the private family gravestone in St. Michael's P.C.
Flixton.

M.I. "There is a corner in a foreign land that is forever England".

His brother George also died on active service.

He is not listed on the Flixton Roll of Honour, but his two brothers -
George & John are ???