Youngest of six sons of Samuel and Ellen Clegg (nee Caughey), of 20, Cobden Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Detective Sergeant J. Clegg of the Bolton County Borough Police; and husband of Ellen Clegg, of 20 Cobden Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. A teacher before joining up.
Clegg, Alexander (Alec) –
Personal details
- Surname: Clegg
- Forename: Alexander (Alec)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 1st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 15th (1st Salford) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/06/1915 14/07/1916 16/02/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6a* 6d-e*