Born in Plaistow, West Ham.1,2

short Birth certificate only

Recorded in census in Canning Town, London (Primrose Hall, Knights Road,).1

RG13/1579 fol 25 p 42

Occupation Clerk, Commercial Dept, Great Eastern Railways in Norfolk

and then at King's Cross, Marylebone & Bishopsgate.  From newspaper report April 1947

Occupation Army private

in London Scottish.  Fought near Arras in 1918, and was with Rhine Army of Occupation. In summer 1918 invalided home after mustard-gas attack. (from newspaper report April 1947).

Occupation Army private.3

14th Battalion, County of London Regiment (The London Scottish) Regimental no 515629.  Campaign medals awarded - Victory Medal and British War Medal.

Married Lily Mary Barbara STANNARD

Army commission.4

Appointed as Second Lieutenant in Territorial Army.

Occupation Railway Clerk.2

from Pearl's birth certificate

Resident in Great Burstead, Essex (Highfield Road, South Green, Great Burstead, Essex).2

Birth of daughter Pearl Lily ASH in Billericay, Essex.2

Resident in Hornchurch, Essex (10 Hyland Close, Hornchurch).5

Tel Romford 2642 (first entry)

Occupation Captain in Home Guard

17th City of London (LNER) Battalion

Awarded MBE For setting up Home Guard division.4

Military division MBE awarded at investiture at Buckingham Palace on 13th February 1945. Certificate signed by Queen Mary on behalf of George VI.

Occupation Chief Cartage Clerk, Bishopsgate Goods Yard

Worked  for Great Eastern Railways & LNER since 1913

Occupation Goods Agent.6

from Pearl & Alan's marriage cert

Retired in Bishopsgate, London

Retired as Goods Agent

Death of Lily Mary Barbara STANNARD in London Hospital Annexe, Brentwood

Died in Mountnessing, Essex Cardiac infarction; generalised atherosclerosis (21 Crossby Close, Mountnessing)

NB moved from 11 Crossby Close, to live with neighbour Elsie Farndell.

Cremated in Upminster Crematorium, Essex