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L/Cpl. Alfred Frederick Clare
British Army 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Bedford
(d.14th April 1917)
Alfred Clare son of Alfred Howard & Ann Clare, 9 Foster Hill Road, Bedford. Born, lived and enlisted in Bedford. Initially served with the Royal Fusiliers then rejoined 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 14th of April 1917, age 28 years Pas de Calais and is buried in Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Pas de Calais. He was a member of the Methodist church and was remembered on the War Memorial inside St. Pauls Methodist church, Bedford (the church has now been demolished) A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1896-1905, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com