Alfred Edward Minter

1894 - 1941  (46 years)

• Name	Alfred Edward Minter
  Birth	15 Nov 1894	Penge, Surrey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	686
  _UID	1013209C7C23403BADED7B80943D2463E6A4
  Death	20 Apr 1941	Old Palace LCC School, Poplar, London   [2]
  Burial	Beckenham Cemetery and Crematorium at Beckenham, Greater London
  Notes	Enlisted in June 1915 in the Royal Engineers, aged 20 years 8 months, a painter. Assigned to the 226th (Field) Company. Next of kin Frances Emily Minter, 65 --- Road, Penge (mother). Married Annie Florence Shirley at Holy Trinity Church, Beckenham, Kent on 23 September 1917. Address at enlistment 65 Pawlayne Road, Penge, Kent SE20. Child Alfred James born 24 June 1918 at Penge. Service no. 100244. Originally Sapper, then Lance Corporal. Assessed as a skilled painter. Served in France between 1915 and 1917; in 1917, wounded by a shell in his shoulder and left leg and spent 5 months in hospital. Discharged in February 1919 and awarded a pension. Address 30 Tennyson Road, Penge. 1921 census: at 30, Tennyson Road, Penge, Beckenham, Kent, living with James Henry and Mary Jane SHIRLEY, parents of Alfred's wife, and their 4 children: Alfred Edward MINTER (son in law, 26y 7m, married, born Penge, Kent, house painter, out of work, previously with Palmer Beckenham, Wickham Rd, Beckenham), Annie Florence MINTER (daughter, 24y 9m, married, born Beckenham, Kent) and Alfred James MINTER (grandson, 2y 11m, born Beckenham, Kent). 1939 Register; at 48 Aylesford Avenue, Beckenham M.B., Kent Minter, Alfred E born 15 Nov 1894, married, house decorator (foreman) Minter, Annie F born 8 Sep 1896, married, unpaid domestic duties Minter, Alfred J born 24 Jun 1918, single, house decorator Minter, later KELLEY, Eileen J born 4 Jul 1926, single, at school Maureen Vince has a copy of the death certificate of Alfred Edward Minter whose body was found on 20th April 1941 in the Old Palace School, St Leonard's Street, Bow, London. He was a fireman and died on duty - the old school was being used as a sub-fire station and was destroyed by a bomb. Alfred is remembered on a memorial in Beckenham Cemetery and Crematorium at Beckenham, Greater London. The memorial records that Alfred was one of 21 gallant members of the Beckenham Auxiliary Fire Service killed by enemy action whilst on duty 19 - 20 April 1941. Alfred's name also appears on the blitz memorial for fireman at St Paul's, London. More on the Alfred's death in the 1941 bombing, together with several pictures, can be found at Paul Chiddicks' website at https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2022/08/12/afs-fireman-alfred-edward-minter/ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2010 MINTER Alfred Edward of 48 Aylesford-avenue Beckenham Kent died 20 April 1941 Administration Llandudno 6 October 1941 to Annie Florence Minter widow. Effects £810 6s.
  Person ID	I686	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Henry Minter,   b. 3 Mar 1871, 5 Tennyson Road, Penge, Surrey d. 27 Feb 1942, 65 Pawleyne Road, Penge, Surrey (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Frances Emily BAILEY,   b. 3 Apr 1870, 16 Arpley Road, Penge d. 20 Jun 1946, 65 Pawleyne Road, Penge, Surrey (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1891	Christ Church, Penge, Surrey   [1]
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Florence SHIRLEY,   b. 8 Sep 1896, Beckenham, Kent d. Dec 1988, Croydon, Surrey (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1917	Holy Trinity Church, Beckenham, Kent   [1]
  Children	1. Alfred James Minter,   b. 24 Jun 1918, Beckenham, Kent d. 5 Sep 1990, Bromley, Kent (Age 72 years)   2. Eileen Joyce Minter,   b. 4 Jul 1926, Penge, Kent d. Dec 1976, Bromley RD (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Nov 1894 - Penge, Surrey Marriage - 23 Sep 1917 - Holy Trinity Church, Beckenham, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Alfred Edward Minter 1895, Penge, Kent. Brother Thomas (seated) and Alfred (in uniform, standing) were the eldest sons of Thomas Henry Minter born 1871 and Frances Emily Minter nee Bailey. It's not known when the photo was taken, possibly about 1915. Thanks to Ruth Rolfe for identifying which brother is which.
  		Alfred Edward Minter 1894 - 1941 The firefighters memorial at St Paul's, London, on which Alfred's name appears
  		Alfred Edward Minter 1894 - 1941 Alfred's name as it appears on the firefighters memorial at St Paul's , London

  
  

  Headstones

  Alfred Edward Minter Memorial in Beckenham Cemetery and Crematorium at Beckenham, Greater London.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] BMD list. [S55] Maureen Vince from death certificate, November 2007.