Mr Alfred Pirrie Middleton
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| Name: Mr Alfred Pirrie Middleton
Born: 1885 Age: 26 years Marital Status: Single. Last Residence: in Ballisodare Sligo Ireland Occupation: Electrician Last Ship: Demosthenes Engine crew First Embarked: Belfast Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
Mr Alfred Pirrie Middleton was born in Ballisodare, Co. Sligo, Ireland in 1885.
He was educated at the Intermediate School, Sligo and was placed with a firm of electrical and mechanical engineers in Glasgow for practical training. During this time he studied at Glasgow Technical Institute and later worked for Telford, Grier & Mackay Ltd of Glasgow and superintended electrical work for them in Ireland.
In July 1911 he was engaged by Harland & Wolff but joined the Aberdeen White Star Line`s ship Demosthenes in August 1911 for its maiden voyage to Brisbane. After that voyage he returned to Harland & Wolff and shortly thereafter was appointed to the Titanic alongside his good friend Assistant Electrician Albert George Ervine.
Middleton died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
He was educated at the Intermediate School, Sligo and was placed with a firm of electrical and mechanical engineers in Glasgow for practical training. During this time he studied at Glasgow Technical Institute and later worked for Telford, Grier & Mackay Ltd of Glasgow and superintended electrical work for them in Ireland.
In July 1911 he was engaged by Harland & Wolff but joined the Aberdeen White Star Line`s ship Demosthenes in August 1911 for its maiden voyage to Brisbane. After that voyage he returned to Harland & Wolff and shortly thereafter was appointed to the Titanic alongside his good friend Assistant Electrician Albert George Ervine.
Middleton died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
Related Articles and Documents
| MEMORIALS TO ALFRED MIDDLETON | ||
| Sligo Times (1912) | SLIGO MOURNS |
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