| Sergeant 31117 Alfred Henry BEARD |
Regiment & Unit
2nd Battalion - Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Enlisted On/At
September 1914 at Birmingham
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Died of Wounds, Saturday, April 20, 1918 aged 23
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Battle of the Lys (Operation Michael)
Place of Death
Bailleulval - Field Ambulance
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
It is not clear when Alfred was wounded but the battalion were in the Bailleulval and Beaumetz-les-Loges area south west of Arras during the week before he died.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Apr Qtr 1895
Baptism Date & Place
Parents
Henry & Elizabeth of Bidford
Wife & Marriage
Ethel M nee Biddle, Oct Qtr 1915 at Portsmouth
Child
Floraline May b 1916
Address History
- Bidford on Avon
- Home Farm Cottage, Lymington, Hants
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
Farm Labourer
