Born: 18 August 1886
Died: 27 September 1917
Buried:
Address: 15 Westfield Crescent, Undercliffe
Parents: Robert (McKell) & Hannah, nee Whitehead
Spouse: Martha Elizabeth, nee Raby
Siblings: Lawrence, Harris
Occupation: Milk dealer
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s; Tyne Cot Memorial
Children: Edward & Louise
Regiment: Yorks & Lancaster
Alfred Newbould
Alfred Newbould was the son of
Robert McKell and Hannah
Whitehead.
Robert McKell was the son of
William McKell and Mary Ann
Newbould, and although Robert
and Alfred are on 1891 and 1901
censuses as father and son with
surname McKell, Robert was born
in 1862, 6 months before his
parents married in 1863 and was
perhaps registered as Newbould.
In any case for some unknown
reason Alfred and his siblings were
all baptised together on 22 June
1898 as Newbould, but then appear
on 1901 census as McKell!
His mother died in 1899 (soon after
she had another son) and his father
in 1904.
Alfred Newbould
(McKell) was born 18
August 1886. He married
Martha Elizabeth Raby at
St Clement’s (C of E) on
8 June 1908. His address
was Alexandra Nurseries,
Eccleshill and hers was
89 Maperton Rd. His
banns were read at St
Luke’s.
Their first child, Edward, was born
4 months later on 2 October 1908.
They had another child, Louise on
5 June 1913.
His war records survive and tell the
following: He attested (presumably
through the Derby/Group scheme)
on 11 December 1915 and was
mobilised on 19 April 1917. He
would have been in a late group
being married and by that
time aged 31. His address
at time of mobilisation was
11 Fagley Place.
His number was 42038
and he was assigned to the
6th Bn Yorks & Lancaster
regiment. He was 5ft
3.5ins and weighed 8
stone, with chest
measurement 33.5 ins. Not a big
man.
He entered France on 18 July 1917
and was killed in action on 27
September 1917 – only 10 weeks
later.
His belongings (wallet, letters,
photos, cards, silver watch & chain
and key) were returned to his wife
in February 1918. At that time she
was living at 15 Westfield Crescent
(off Pollard Lane opposite
Undercliffe Cemetery).
In March 1922, his widow (now
living at 7 Moorgate Ave, Bradford
Moor) wrote to the war office
asking if they knew the
whereabouts of his grave, so she
could visit. She thought it was
somewhere near Ypres.
The letter was passed on with a
note saying his unit was operating
near Langemark-Poelkapelle at the
time of his death. It would suggest
he was killed at Passchendaele.
They wrote back to say he had no
known grave. His name is on the
memorial at Tyne Cot panel 125-
128
His widow was granted a pension
of 22s/11d a week for her and the 2
children.
.
Researched and written by Gaynor Haliday,who has Alfred in her family tree..
Many thanks for sharing his story
