Gardner, Alfred Linton
The many friends of Alfred Linton Gardner will be grieved to learn of his death, which took place during the recent fighting in France.
Born in Ilfracombe in 1882, the son of the late John T. Gardner, a practitioner of that town, he followed his father and two uncles as a student at Guy’s Hospital, entering in the year 1901. He was dresser for Sir Arbuthnot Lane and Mr. Dunn, and, after qualifying, became Assistant Medical Officer at the Sick Asylum, Bromley-by-Bow, where he stayed for about one year, and then, having married, Muriel, the only daughter of the Rev. J. Pullein Thompson, settled in the family practice at Ilfracombe.
Wherever he went Alfred Gardner endeared himself to all by his charming manner and by his gentle, unselfish and sympathetic nature. He was a musician of no mean merit; a brilliant pianist and a composer of quite good music. In addition to composing the music for the Guy’s theatricals for three years in succession, he brought out a quintet for strings and a fugue, which were performed in a west-end concert hall, and he was assistant organist at Christ Church, Chelsea. In spite of his great talent as a musician, however, he was always ready to indulge his audience in any music to their taste, and, as the present writer knows from experience was a most inspiring accompanist.
In January, 1917, he joined the R.A.M.C., and immediately was sent to France, and while on temporary duty with the 4th North Staffs. Regt., was killed on the 10th of April while reposing in a cellar which served as the regimental aid post of his battalion.
He leaves a widow to mourn his loss, and one little son. Guy’s Hospital Reports Vol LXX, War Memorial No and Guy’s Hospital Gazette 18 May, 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Gardner |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Alfred Linton |
| Date of birth | 1882 |
| Place of birth | Ilfracombe |
| Family details | Son of Dr. J. T. and Mrs. Gardner, of Ilfracombe, Devon; husband of Emily Muriel Gardner (Pullein-Thompson), of St. Olafs, Ilfracombe |
| Previous education | Ilfracombe College |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1901-1912 |
| Dept / course | Preliminary Scientific; M.B. London |
| Qualifications | L.R.C.P, M.R.C.S. 1912 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C., 107th Field Amb.; South Staffordshire Regiment, attd 4th Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 10 April 1918 |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |