Name
Alan Douglas Dewar
15 April 1887
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
22/06/1919
32
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Royal Engineers
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HIGHGATE CEMETERY
23. 7310.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
None
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Bourne End memorials
Pre War
Alan Douglas Dewar was born on 15 April 1887 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire the son of David Douglas and Nina Dewar and one of three children.
In 1891 the family were living at Hengar, St Tudy, Bodmin, Cornwall with his father said to be living on his own means. There were two children, Alan and Gladys with three servants, nurse, cook and housemaid.
On 31 July 1900 aged 12 he travelled with his mother and sisters Gladys (8)and Sheila (5) from Liverpool on the ship Lake Megantic to Montreal, Canada.
On the 1901 Census he was a 13 year old boarder at a preparatory College in Great Gaddesden, Herts, but by 1911 he was living on his own as a boarder at 182 Edleston Road, Crewe and working as a Draughtsman to the RNW Railway Co. He worked for the London and North Western Railway from 31 October 1905 as an apprentice, rising on 6 July 1909 to Draughtsman.
On 7 February 1916 Alan arrived from New York to Falmouth on the Noordam . He gave his occupation as engineer and place of residence as West Africa. He arrived back from another trip abroad on 11 November 1916 when he landed at Liverpool on the Burutu from Accra, Gold Coast, West Africa., He was a 1st class passenger as an engineer (home address given as Bourne End, Boxmoor) and was admitted to the Dreadnought Seaman's hospital (as a Government official) (also giving Bourne End, Boxmoor address) then transferred to the Albert Dock Hospital.
His parents were living at The Cottage, Bourne End, Boxmoor, Herts at the time of his death (this was also given as Alan's home address on probate in 1925),
His father died in 1906 and his mother in 1924, both are buried in the family grave at Highgate Cemetery, London.
Wartime Service
At some point he enlisted in the army and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in France from 4 October 1917.
His service record is not known but he died on 22 June 1919, aged 32, at the Military Hospital, Hampstead, Middx and is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London in the family grave.
Additional Information
The Public Trustee was granted administration of his estate in 1925 with effects of £4433 7s 3d.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, www.findagrave.com
