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Rank : Private

Army Number : 4104

Unit : 1/5th Bn

Biography :

Home address given as Fleckney. Alonza Garner enlisted at Market Harborough, Leicestershire, in April 1915. He served with 1/5th Bn The Leicestershire Regiment in World War One, entering France on 28.10.1915. He was Killed in Action near Essarts (Gommecourt) in France on 10.1.1917, aged 19 - the action is described in Chapter 9 of J D Hills' book "1/5th Bn The Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War". He is buried at Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de France.

In 2018, in an initiative to mark 100 years since the end of WW1, Harborough District Council issued a call for residents of Fleckney to put forward names of local soldiers who fought and died during WW1, with a view to naming local streets after them. In July 2019, named after Alonza Garner, the Council unveiled a new street sign for Garner Way, emblazoned with a symbolic poppy [photo], at the new David Wilson Homes development, Fleckney Fields. The new street is close to Private Garner’s former home in Kilby Road.

This page was last edited on 28.7.2019.

Date of Birth : 1897

Place of Birth : Fleckney, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 10.1.1917

Place of Death : Essarts, Gommecourt, France

Period of Service : 24.4.1915 -10.1.1917

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders