Alan Scrivener Lloyd


Alan Scrivener Lloyd MC, R.F.A. was a British Royal Field Artillery Lieutenant who was killed at Ypres.

Early life

Alan Scrivener Lloyd was born in 1888, to the Lloyd family of Birmingham and was related to Sampson Lloyd and Bertram Lloyd. Alan was born to John Henry Lloyd and Gertrude E. Lloyd. He attended Leighton Park School in 1901 and became President of Debating Society, Secretary of Essay Society, Sub editor of The Leightonian magazine. Following his time at school, he became a farmer and attended Trinity College in the 1910s. On September 1, 1914, Lloyd married Dorothy Margaret Hewetson and on October 2, 1915, they had their only child, David Alan Lloyd.

Military Career

On September 29, 1914, Lloyd enlisted in the C Battery, 78th Brigade, 17th Division Royal Field Artillery and became a Second Lieutenant without the support of his family, who were Quakers and believed in Pacifism. In July 1915, he was sent to France and Belgium to fight in World War I. On January 31, 1916, Lloyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. On August 4, 1916, Lloyd with a few other men, were repairing a telephone wire when they were hit by an artillery shell and instantly killed. Following his death, Lloyd was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.