Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Pontefract Cemetery | II. B. 5. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 15B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the late George Exley and of Susan Selina Exley.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: No.1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery |
| Action : Accident |
Accidents were a minor factor in the casualty list. Our definition is deaths resulting from activities that were not directly associated with 'active service'. We have excluded Naval Accidents which are seperately identified because of their numbers and impact. Many accidents involved the aviators, operating at the the limits of technology.
Exley AT Alfred Tennyson 06.10.1892 Mil Record AIR 76/155/71 27894
Exley 2Lt AT Alfred Tennyson 11 Northumberland Fusiliers 1(Obs) Sch of Aerial Gunnery UK 22.04.18 Died [A8231 Sopwith 2str] Dived out of clouds straightened out tail dropped off and machine crashed into sea. Sgt WJ Beadle+ CasCard 270526 7050 180422
Exley 2Lt AT Alfred Tennyson 11 Northumberland Fusiliers 1(Obs) Sch of Aerial Gunnery UK 22.04.18 Died [A8231 Sopwith 2str] Dived out of clouds straightened out tail dropped off and machine crashed into sea. Sgt WJ Beadle+ CasCard 270527 7051 180422
Exley 2Lt AT Alfred Tennyson circa.1892 RAF 22.04.18 AGE:26 UK Death 5058 180422
Exley 2Lt AT Alfred Ternyson Yorkshire Light Infantry 18347. Northumberland Fusiliers 2Lt. RFC and RAF 2Lt. Northumberland Fusiliers 2Lt Medals WO 372/7/3466 13850 EXLEY
Exley 2Lt AT AT 11th Northumberland Fus 06.10.17 accepted as Obs on prob movement CF06806 8868 Northumberland Fus 171006 EXLEY
Detail :
David Barnes: 2/Lieutenant Alfred EXLEY was killed whilst flying with 986 Sergeant Pilot William James Beadle, in a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter A8232 over English Channel. The Masonic Roll of Honour 1921 listed him as a Lieutenant.
The Newcastle Journal, the Leicester Daily Post and the Western Morning News reported the story on 24 April 1918, "On the Kent Coast, on Monday night, Lieut. Alfred Tennyson Exley, Northumberland Fusiliers, attached to the Air Force, and Pilot William James Headle, fell in the sea and were drowned. The officer's body was recovered yesterday." The Leicester Daily Post provided additional detail that "The pilot was supposed to have been pinned by the machine, which nose dived."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Saint Oswald No. 910 E.C. | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
1st October 1917 | 30th October 1917 | 4th December 1917 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley