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A friend of mine has a relative that they know had their coffin carried on a Gun Carriage in the 1920's.

Does anyone know why someone would specifically have been given this type of funeral rather than the normal hearse.

Thanks for any help

Sandra

Almost certainly because he served in the forces with distinction

How old was he?

Oh thank you Flick for your reply.

Sandra

I am not sure how old he was but I can make a call and find out.

Sandra

Hi Flick

Apparently his name was Albert Gunning-Stevenson and he was 54 when

he died iin 1928, would he have been awarded maybe some medals for

the distinction?

Name: Albert G Stevenson
Birth Date: abt 1874
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1928
Age at Death: 54
Registration district: West Ham
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 232

Was he Scottish by birth?

From this site:

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-30808.html

22-06-2008, 10:03 AM
Hello All,
I'm trying to find the date of birth and get a Birth Certificate for my Grandfather. He was born in or about 1875 in Lambeth, he is on the 1881 census and the 1891 census. He married my Granny in 1899 and died in 1928 and I have both the Marriage and Death Certs. I've been searching findmypast.com but cannot find anything concerning a Birth entry.
His name was Albert Gunnings Stevenson.
Incidentally, he was too old to go to fight in WW1. He worked as a carman (bus driver) for the London Omnibus Company (later London Transport), and so he and 59 other drivers volunteered to go out to France with their buses to take the troops up to the front line and to bring wounded and prisoners back. This is why a wreath is laid by London Transport on the Cenotaph every Remembrance Day. When he died in 1928 he was given a full military funeral on a gun carriage.

If you read through the entries you'll find that his birth was registered under the surname Gunning.

No, I don't think so.

That's the answer, then.........................

Presumably the item above was posted by the person now asking for info!

Thanks Margee................

Thanks for that information Margee, I think it may refer to the same person !

Did he have a son in 1928???????


England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Albert Gunning-Stevenson
Name: Albert Gunning-Stevenson
Mother's Maiden Surname: Marshall
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1928
Registration district: West Ham
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 282

Although the person who posted on the other site said he was his/her grandfather but Hollyhock's friend just says a relative.

That birth would probably be a grandson

It's also transcribed as just Stevenson

Yes, I have been told he did have a son called the same name.

Many thanks for all your help, I will pass this on.

Sandy

1881 England Census
about Albert G. Stevenson
Name: Albert G. Stevenson
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James G. Stevenson
Mother's Name: Caroline Stevenson
Gender: Male
Where born: Lambeth, Surrey, England

Civil parish: St George in The East
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 32 Anchor & Hope Alley
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: St George In The East
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 458
Folio: 112
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
James G. Stevenson 36
Caroline Stevenson 35
James G. Stevenson 13
Albert G. Stevenson 6

The parents of the child born 1928
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Marriages Mar 1926 (>99%)
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Marshall Violet E Stevenson W.Ham 4a 11
Stevenson Albert P G Marshall W.Ham 4a 11

And the alternative birth reg'n

Births Mar 1928 (>99%)
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Stevenson Albert Marshall W.Ham 4a 282

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Albert Gunnings Stephenson
Name: Albert Gunnings Stephenson
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1875
Baptism Date: 5 Sep 1875
Father's Name: James Gunnings Stephenson
Mother's Name: Caroline Stephenson THAMES POLICE********
Parish or Poor Law Union: Wapping
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

EDIT his brother James was baptised on the same day.

Address 139 High St

Births Sep 1899 (>99%)
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Stevenson Albert Peter G Stepney 1c 372

Name: Albert P G Stevenson
Spouse Surname: Sewell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1975
Registration district: Broxbourne
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Volume Number: 10
Page Number: 0103
Find Spouse: Find Spouse
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Name: Albert Peter G Stevenson
Birth Date: 24 Jul 1899
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1979
Age at Death: 80
Registration district: Aberconwy
Inferred County: Gwynedd
Volume: 25
Page: 0543
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Name: Albert Peter Gunning Stevenson
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1899
Baptism Date: 13 Aug 1899
Father's Name: Albert Gunning Stevenson
Mother's Name: Martha Maria Stevenson
Parish or Poor Law Union: St George in the East
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers