Born: 1886, Eccleshill
Died: 12 December 1917
Buried: Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery
Address: 348 Sticker Lane, Laisterdyke
Parents: William & Esther Maria
Spouse: Lily
Siblings: Ethel, Leonard, Sarah Ann, Fred, Clifford, Evelina, Myra
Occupation: Slater
Organisations/clubs: Laisterdyke Constitutional Club
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Holy Trinity, Idle; Idle Upper Chapel
Children:
Regiment: RFA
Alfred Pearson
Alfred Pearson was born around
1886, the eldest of eight children of
William and Esther Maria. Both the
parents and the two elder children
were born in Eccleshill with the
remaining children born in Idle.
William was a slater and Alfred
followed in his footsteps.
Sometime between the 1911 census
and 1917 when he was killed in
action, Alfred married Lily who
was living at 348 Sticker Lane,
Laisterdyke at the time of his death,
though it’s not clear if that was
their home or if she had moved
back with her family while he was
away at war.
We know from a Roll of Idle men
serving that Alfred was in the army
by May 1915. His death passed
unnoticed by the Shipley Times &
Express until they mentioned it in
this report of the death of his
brother Clifford, published on 10
May 1918:
Driver Clifford Pearson, R.F.A.,
who was killed on 14th April, was
22 years of age and had enlisted in
January 1915, going to the front the
following July.
He worked for Obanks, builders,
and was connected with the Idle
Congregational Church.
One of his brothers, Pte Alfred
Pearson, R.F.A., who wife and
son live at Sticker Lane,
Laisterdyke, was killed last
Christmas.
A slater for Thornton’s, Shipley,
previous to enlisting in December
1914 and going to the front in
February 1917, he was a member
of the Laisterdyke Constitutional
Club. He was 33 years of age.
Another brother, Pte Leonard
Pearson, aged 28, has been at the
front nine months. He is married
and his wife and two children live
at 1 Back Lane, Idle.
Pte Sam Berry, Labour Battalion, a
brother-in-law, aged 26, is at the
front, having joined up in January
1917 and going to the front in the
following month. He was a carter
and his wife lives at 3 Walter
Street, Idle.
Another brother in law, Pte Walter
Charlesworth, R.F.A., who is 30
years old and whose wife and child
live at Westfield Lane, Idle, is with
the forces. He also worked for
Obanks.
