10730 Pte Alexander Trotter, 2nd Bn, KOYLI

10730 Private Alexander Trotter of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died on the 7th April 1915. He was 27 years old, the son of Susannah Campbell (formerly Trotter) of 8 Monk Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the late Alexander Trotter. He was born at Hebburn, County Durham and enlisted at Jarrow.

Alexander was a regular, career soldier who enlisted around August or September 1912. He arrived in France on the 13th September 1914 and is buried in the Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, at Ypres.

Soldiers Died in The Great War states that Alexander was killed in action, although his medal index card notes that he died of wounds.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission