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233707 Cpl. Alfred J. Callard British Army 13th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps from:Walworth, London (d.22nd November 1916) Alfred J. Callard is one of three sons of Annie Callard of Walworth who had been totally deaf from childhood. Her husband had left her many years before the war. Alfred signed up at Southwark Town Hall on 10th September, 1914. He was 5ft 5ins tall and was a tea packer. He was 24 years, 245 days old. Alfred was wounded in his arm and left leg on 16th November, 1916 (the last day of the Battle of the Somme) and died of his wounds in Rouen on 22nd November. His brother Harry W. Callard of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment signed up at Kingsway RO, London when he was 22 years and and six months. He was a printer. He was presumed missing on the Somme on 30th July, 1916. Alfred had a third brother, Leonard, who signed up on 12th November, 1914 aged 18. He was a driver in the Royal Field Artillery and survived the war. 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.**