Alfred Revitt was born on the 31st of March 1892. He was the son of Alfred Revitt [born 1850] and Deborah Revitt [born 1850]. He had several siblings: Minnie Revitt [born 1878], Edith Revitt [born 1879], George Revitt [born 1881] and Lottie Revitt [born 1890]. Alfred’s father worked as an engine tenter and pumpman at Cottam Colliery, he was sadly involved in a horrific accident at the mine on the 25th of February 1893, whilst repairing some steam pipes they were accidentally turned back on and he was badly scalded and died two days later. Alfred’s mother Deborah also died in 1899. By age 9 Alfred and his siblings were living with their sister Minnie and her husband George Osborne who was a coal miner. By age 20 Alfred was working as a coal miner and pony driver himself and boarding with three other coal miners with Eliza Parr and her son John at Park Street in Barlborough.

In 1912 Alfred signed up as a Stoker 2nd Class on the HMS Victory II and then in April 1912 he moved to the Renown, then in June back to the Victory II and in September 1912 he was placed on the Latona. In December 1912 he was moved to the Invincible, he stayed on the Invincible until January 1914 and whilst on board was promoted to Stoker 1st Class. In January 1914 Alfred returned to the Victory and finally in August 1914 he moved onto the HMS Cressy. It was whilst he was aboard the Cressy that it was sunk in the North Sea by a submarine and Alfred drowned.

Alfred was commemorated in the local paper as a ‘well known, popular and good-hearted young man…much missed by a large circle of friends’.

Alfred was recorded as having an indistinct tattoo on the back of his forearm and a scar on his right temple.