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207919 Pte. Ernest Alfred Laflin British Army 16th (Service) Battalion, C Coy. Rifle Brigade from:9 Penryn Street St. Pancras (d.3rd Sep 1916) Ernest Alfred Laflin was born in 1886, he married Elizabeth Annie King in 1908 in Richmond Surrey and in 1911 he gave his occupation as General Assistant on the census, he had one daughter Bessie at this time born in 1900 and had a son born about 1915, also called Ernest Ernest joined the 16th (Service) Battalion Rifle Brigade, C Company as a Private and was killed on the 3rd of September 1916 aged 30 years and is burried in grave V.F.37 Ancre British Cemetary, at Beaumont Hamel. The records note he was the son of Edward and Sarah Laflin of Camden Town, husband of Elizabeth A Laflin (nee King) of 1a Glenwood Road Harringey. This address was also the address of Elizabeth's sister Ada Mary Board and her husband John Henry Board. The two sisters lived together throughout the First World War. Additional Information: The son in question was my father Ernest Edward Laflin and he was born in 1912 not 1915. Sheila Barford Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**