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Interesting Glastonbury family collection of a Gallipoli casualty
trio, plus eight others.
Trio: 10905 Pte. P. G. Alves. Dorset R.
10905 Private Percival George Alves, 5th Battalion Dorsetshire
Regiment, Killed in Action Gallipoli 9th August 1915, Age 22. Son of
George and Jessie Alves of 21 Norbins Road Glastonbury, Somerset.
Commemorated Helles Memorial . The 5th (Service) Battalion
Dorsetshire Regiment landed at Suvla Bay on the 6th August 1915. On
the 8th they were recorded as being under shrapnel and sniper fire
during their left flank support of the attacks on Chocolate Hill,
and on the 9th attacking Turk trenches at Karakol Dagh.
1. Large 40mm Silver National Fire Brigades Union Medal with “Twenty
Years” Suspension bar. Medal Hallmarked for Birmingham , 1912.
engraved “Lieutenant G. Alves - Feb 6th – 1913”
2. Gilt 1954 Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM) medal
reverse embossed “1954 XXIX I.S.D.T. Llandrindod Wells. And engraved
“P.H. Alves”
- Some Information on the Llandrindod Wells International Six Day
Trials -ISDT- , including a mention of “Britian’s team” in an
earlier competition in 1949 which included P.Alves on a 500cc
Triumph can be found here:
http://www.sandspeedwales.co.uk/index2.html
(I understand the Alves family owned a Garage & Motorcycle business
in the 50’s in Glastonbury.)
3. Attractive Gilt Glastonbury 1911 Coronation Medal (Mayor M. H.
Stead)
4. Silver watch fob/medallion engraved “W& D.S.S.L. W.B.S. P.G.
Alves Capt. 1910-11”
(Our Gallipoli casualty, Percival Alves, must have been the Captain
of the local soccer team.)
5. Silver hallmarked watch fob/medallion engraved “6th Glos Min
Rifle Champions 1912”
6. Silver hallmarked watch fob/medallion footballer on the front.
reverse engraved “E.S.M.L. 1913-14”
7. Another silver football medallion hallmarked Birmingham 1911
8. An attractive heavy silver and enamel Royal Masonic Institution
for Girls (RMIG) 1927 pin back badge, hallmarked Birmingham 1926.
(46mm ht.)
The 1901 Census shows:
21 Norbins Road Glastonbury.
George Alves , Head, age 45, occupation: Borough Surveyor.
Amy J. Alves, Wife, age 44.
Harold N. Alves, Son, age 15.
Beatrice Alves, Daughter, age 11.
Percival G. Alves, Son, age 7.
Donald A. Alves, Son, age 4.
Martha Alves, Sister, Age 58. occupation: Housekeeper, domestic.
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