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243057 Rfmn. Alfred Burdett British Army 7th (Service) Btn. King Royal Rifle Corps from:Small Heath, Birmingham (d.6th Jul 1915) Alfred Burdett, a carter from Birmingham signed up for service with the Army on 18th Aug 1914 aged 22. He was sent to Winchester to begin training and was eventually taken on strength of the 7th (Service) Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps on 21st Aug 1914. He embarked for France on 19th of May 1915 travelling by train through France into Belgium where his Batttalion took up positions in the Ypres salient. He is listed as having died on 6th July 1915 whilst the Battalion was manning front line trenches opposite Bellewaarde Farm to the East of Railway Wood. He is Commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate Memorial. From information available his next of kin, his mother Sarah Ann Burdett for whatever reason never accepted or not received his medals as they appear to have been returned unopened. 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.**