Alfred Edward Lock

Story:
Alfred Edward Lock was born in Hinton Martell, Dorset, on 9th July 1893 and baptised at Witchampton, Dorset, on 3rd September 1893, the son of William John and Elizabeth Lock. By 1901 the family had moved to Iwerne Lodge, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, and later, by 1911, to 38 Sutton Road, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  Alfred enlisted and served with the Army Service Corps as a Private (later an Acting Corporal) (Service No. M2/097569).  He served in France and Flanders and after his discharge on 9th February 1919 was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He married Clara Read at St. Thomas, Devonshire, in 1919.  The 1939 Register shows him living at 61 Salisbury Street, Blandford, Dorset, and working as a Motor Mechanic as well as an ARP Driver.  His death was recorded at the Poole, Dorset, Registry on 16th March 1955 and his burial on 19th March 1955.