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245735 Pte. Alfred Slade British Army 1st Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment from:Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire (d.5th May 1915) Alfred Slade was the third oldest son to Alfred and Caroline Slade of Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire, England. He was the sixth child of eleven. Upon enlisting in the British Army, Alfred was 19 years old, living at home with his parents and working as a carter. Prior to that he had been a farm labourer upon leaving school. He landed in France on 22nd of April 1915 and was reported missing on 5th of May 1915. This was later used as his date of death and marked as killed in action. His body was never recovered. His name is engraved on The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial along with 54,000 other soldiers who died before 16th August 1917 and have no known graves. He had no wife and no children. He was quite simply a farm boy. 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.**