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{{Soldier-infobox
|name =Alfred James Chandler
|image =
|rank =[[Private]] (see notes)
|number =15321
|company =B Company
|attached =
|transferred =
|former unit =
|enlisted =Carlisle, Cumberland<br>[[17 September]] 1914
|resident =
|born =Carlisle, Cumberland
|died =[[1 July]] 1916
|where died =France and Flanders
|how died =[[
|age =21
|casualty type =Commonwealth War Dead
|grave-mem =Memorial
|ref-no =Pier and Face 6A and 7C
|resting place =[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|source ={{clear}}{{CWGC-SDGW}}
|notes ={{clear}}*Son of William James and Ellen Hannah Chandler of 21 Melboume Road, Carlisle, Cumberland.{{clear}}*Alfred's name appears in the Battalion Roll of Honour at the Regimental Museum in Carlisle where his rank is listed as [[Lance Corporal]].}}
Alfred was the middle son of William James and Ellen Hannah born in [[Carlisle]], [[Cumberland]] in 1884. He was one of seven children and lived in Carlisle all his life before enlisting in the [[Lonsdale Battalion]].
==Family background==
Alfred James Chandler was born between July-September 1884, son of William James Chandler and Ellen Hannah Chandler (nee Lawson), and lived at 8 Melbourne Road, Carlisle with his six siblings:
Margaret Ann (1881), William John (1882), Joseph James (1888), Annie Lawson (1891-1893), Albert and Lily (twins 1897).
They moved to 21 Melbourne Road, which was a larger house sometime after 1911. This was the known address where Alfred had lived at the time he was [[killed in action]] in 1916.
Alfred’s father, William James (1856-1936) was born in Carlisle and worked as a Post Office [[w:Telegraphist|Telegraphist]]. It is possible he received the notification of Alfred’s death. He married Ellen Hannah Lawson (1858-1930) in 1880, who was a Carlisle girl, and they set up home at 25 Collingwood Street, Carlisle. Little did they know that they both would outlive Alfred.
===Descendants===
A descendant of Alfred grew up very close to her grandmother, Alfred’s youngest sister Lily. She remembers the bronze memorial plaque, also known as the [[w:Death penny|death penny]], that was issued to the next of kin of all who were killed during the [[w:First World War|First World War]]. Unfortunately, the memorial plaque is no longer in the family. However, in possession is a photo of Alfred, the reverse of which is written in the hand of Alfred's mother, Ellen Hannah, the following words:
:{{quote-left}}I mourn for you my dear Son, but not in outward show, for the heart that mourns sincerely mourns silently and low.{{quote-right}}
==Military service==
Alfred was a young man of 19 years when on [[17 September]] 1914 he enlisted into B Company of his local battalion, the [[11th Border Regiment|11th (service) Border Regiment (Lonsdale)]]. This was a [[Pals battalion|‘Pals’ Battalion]] and he spent the next year training at [[Blackhall Racecourse]] in Carlisle. The [[Lonsdale Battalion war diary]] states on [[1 July]] 1916 at 8am the [[Battalion]] advanced from assembly [[trench]]es, the Lonsdale's route taking them through [[Authuille Wood]] along the track moving towards [[Theipval]].
[[Category:Roll of Honour]]
[[Category:Other ranks (11th Battalion)]]
[[Category:Rank of Private]]
[[Category:B Company (11th Battalion)]]
[[Category:Born in Cumberland]]
[[Category:Enlisted in Carlisle]]
[[Category:Died aged 21]]
[[Category:Died in 1916]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Casualties on memorials]]
[[Category:Thiepval Memorial]]
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