Captain
Alexander
Gifford
Ludford-Astley
formerly Astley
Born about in Cadeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Beaumont (Astley) Ludford-Astley
Husband of
Mary Christobel (Arbuthnot) Bridges
— married
3 Jun 1914 in Chelsea, London, England
Died
at about age 35
in Mesopotamia
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2016
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Captain Alexander (Astley) Ludford-Astley was Killed in Action during World War I.
Biography
Alexander was born in 1882. He was the son of Reverend Benjamin Buckler Gifford Ludford-Astley and Maria Catherine Unknown.[1]
- Baptism Event Date: 27 April 1882
- Event Place: Cadeby, Leicestershire, England[2]
His father died in 1897.
He married widow Mary Christobel Arbuthnot (daughter of Colonel George Arbuthnot and Caroline Emma Nepean Aitchison) on 3 June 1914 at Chelsea, London, England.[3]
He gained the rank of Captain in the 14th Hussars.
Tragically he was killed in the 1st World War on 5 March 1917 at Mesopotamia, killed in action.
Probate:
- Event Date: 13 June 1917
- Event Place: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Beneficiary's Name: Mary Christobel Ludford-Astley[4]
Memorial
Basra, Iraq. Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 2.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XK3-P35
- ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 6 June 2018. Records extracted by findmypast. Images digitized by FamilySearch. Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP43-6D6H
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:268K-W94
- ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 24 June 2019. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLC-H5MV
- ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1655176/astley,-alexander-gifford-ludford/
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