Fatally wounded by a ‘bursting rifle grenade’ in May 1915
Alfred was a millwright from Newark who enlisted into the 8th (Nottinghamshire) Battalion in March 1912 aged 18. He arrived in France with 46th Division in march 1915.
Albert and several men of 2/Lt Oates Platoon conducted a raid on the German trenches in the Kemmel Sector when they met a German patrol and Alfred was fatally wounded.
Alfred with several men from the 139th Brigade is buried in Locre Churchyard.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 
This man might well have been with my grandad who shipped out at the same time and was in France then with the N&D.
Morning Paul
What was his name and do you know his regimental number?
cheers Mike
John Hackney and I think it was 2424 or close to that. My grandmother’s brothers were killed in the first world war, Harold and John Robinson and were from Derbyshire. I don’t know what regiment they served in. My paternal grandfather had a brother I only recently learned died as well. He probably was from Sheffield. I remember talking to my grandad a few times about it but he wasn’t that forthcoming about it. He went over in Feb 1915 and came back in July 1916 as a result of an injury he got by cutting himself on barbed wire and it becoming septic. My brother has quite a few mementos from his service. He was a long time participant in some of the memorial services until he died in 1987.
He lied about his age to enlist and said he was born in 1895 but really was born in 1897. You can see the 1895 date on his paperwork that shows when he was in the field etc.
Hello Paul
I’ve found his service record. 2425 – was he from Buxton? if so served with the 1/6th in France. If you let me have an email then I can send it to you. Do you have any photos of him by chance?
cheers
Mike
As I mentioned my brother has a lot of photos from WW1 and memorabilia. He was from Buxton. I have been told he was a “runner” someone who took messages from HQ to the front. He was pretty young when he enlisted. In the 1970’s he went back with the British Legion touring France. I will see how to send you some photos. Your site is very interesting. I remember going to the British Legion Club in Buxton quite a bit with him. Now it is closed though. He lived until 1987 and was one of the old timers then. I remember him telling me his commanding officer was still alive in the 1980’s and was considerably older than he was and still played golf regularly…..
How do I send you some photos? Is this message public? I thought you have my email when I signed into the site.
Morning Paul
Yes I see your email now and can send later via that. My email is mike.briggs1910@gmail.com. The message is not private, but a non-work email so Its fine, cheers Mike