Individual Details
Alfred Richard ALLUM
(Abt Apr 1877 - 25 Mar 1949)
Events
| Birth | Abt Apr 1877 | Reading, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1881 | Scholar - 5 Arthur Road, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Office Boy - 47 Albert Road, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Jul 1905 | Reading, Berkshire, England - Isabel Annie L PRATER |  | | |
| Census | 1911 | Seedsman's Assistant - 1 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Jun 1914 | Seedman's Assistant (Sutton & Sons) - Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Jun 1914 | Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 16 Jun 1914 to 3 Feb 1919 | Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, British Army | | | |
| Residence | Abt Mar 1949 | 15 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Death | 25 Mar 1949 | 54 Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Burial | 30 Mar 1949 | Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Probate | 29 Sep 1949 | London, Middlesex, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Isabel Annie L PRATER (1877 - 1960) |
| Child | Percy Alfred ALLUM (1906 - ) |
| Child | Eric Richard ALLUM (1909 - ) |
| Child | Leonard Prater ALLUM (1911 - ) |
| Father | Richard ALLUM (1840 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah COLE (1840 - 1911) |
| Sibling | John ALLUM (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza Ann ALLUM (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Kate ALLUM (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane ALLUM (1882 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 5 yearsMilitary
Extract from British Army Service Papers.Attestation Form - Territorial Force - dated: 16 June 1914
No: 2377
Name: Alfred Richard Allum
Corps: 30th Oxford & Bucks
Birthplace: St Giles, Reading, Berks
Age: 36 years 6 months
Occupation: Seedman's Assistant - Employee: Suttons & Sons
Address: Northumberland Avenue, Reading
Married: Yes & 3 children.
Do you belong to...: No
Have you belonged to Army...: Yes - 4th Battalion Royal Berks Regiment
Description on enlistment: Height: 5 ft 11 ins - Chest: 35 inches - Expansion: 2½ ins - Physical Development: Good.
Signs agreement to serve overseas on 10 Oct 1914
Discharged: 3 Feb 1919 - Regiment: Durham Light Infantry - No: 351559 - Rank for pension: Sgt - Address at discharge: 1 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berks - Disabilities: Myalgia & Disability - Degree of disability: 19%
Military History:
Home - 16 June 1914 to 29 March 1915
BEF (France) - 30 March 1915 to 22 March 1916
Home - 23 March 1916 to 3 Feb 1919.
Burial
Extract from parish register: Burials in the parish of Shiplake in the county of Oxford in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty eight.No: 641
Name: Alfred Richard Allum
Address: 15 Northumberland Avenue, Reading
Date: 30 March 1949
Age: 72 years
By: E H Knell, Christ Church, Reading
Grave no: 550
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1949Allum Alfred Richard of 15 Northumberland Avenue Reading died 25 March 1949 at 54 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading Probate London 29 September to Eric Richard Allum Licensed Victualler and Leonard Prater Allum children's outfitter. Effects: £1262 4s.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1877 Apr/Jun - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 372.
2. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1308; Folio: 87; Page: 17; .
3. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 996; Folio: 47; Page: 6;.
4. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1905 Jul/Sept - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 773.
5. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6592; Schedule Number: 155.
6. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
7. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
8. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
9. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1949 - Allum, Alfred Richard.
10. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813 - 1965, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR234/1/R5/2.
11. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1949 Jan/Mar - Reading - Vol: 6a Page: 121.
12. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1949 - Allum, Alfred Richard.
13. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813 - 1965, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR234/1/R5/2.
14. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1949 - Allum, Alfred Richard.