208886 Alf Marston British Army Leicestershire Regiment (d.8th July 1916) A photo of Alf's grave is on display in Blackfordby, St.Margarets Church, where Alf's name is on the war memorial. His name is also on the grave in the church yard that contains his brother Charlie as well as Mother, Florence. The photo is a copy I had made from Peter Marston's (Joe marston's son) original that he took whilst in France with the scouts in 1959.I found some photocopied details from a Leics war diary extract that declared Alf had enlisted at Loughborough.
Alf's brother Charlie Marston, also served in the Leics Regiment and survived the Great War, although having been gassed and then worked down the pit he died in 1973. He was my Grandfather. I remember him showing me a damaged large dessert spoon and how it had been dented from deflecting a German bullet whilst tucked in his putees (gaiters).
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