Trulock, Alfred 1916.

Alfred Trulock. Died 7 October 1916

Alfred lived with his wife and four children in Seaford Road, which is located in the centre of Wokingham. He was a builder and also shared the home with a niece and father in law.

His duty in the war was as a sapper for the Royal Engineers and killed in the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme. A sapper was involved in building the infrastructure of a battle field and he could well have been involved in digging many of the tunnels that were a feature of this particular battle.

Sappers were also combatants.

Name: TRULOCK, ALFRED
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 237th Field Company.
Date of Death: 07/10/1916
Service No: 137930
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:
Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

13 Seaford Road, Wokingham, Berkshire

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