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Smith, Alfred - MM**

Rank : Corporal

Army Number : 7451

Unit : 2nd Bn,1st Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Glen Prva 1.9.1904 and served with the 1st and 2nd Bn before WW1. Awarded 3rd Class Certificate of Education, 1905; served in India 1907-1911. Discharged (time served) to the Reserve 1.1.1911; recalled and mobilised for WW1, 5.8.1914. Served in 1st Bn The Leicestershire Regiment in WW1, entering France 9.9.1914. Wounded in October 1914 and again 24.8.1917. Served as a stretcher bearer. Awarded the M.M. (London Gazette 21.12.1916 page 12446); awarded 1st Bar (London Gazette 18.7.1917 page 7274); awarded 2nd Bar (London Gazette 14.5.1919 page 6003). Discharged 31.3.1920.

Date of Birth : 11.12.1882

Place of Birth : Leicester

Date of Death : 22.8.1945

Place of Death : Leicester

Civil Occupation : Postman

Period of Service : 1904-1911 and 1914-1920

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders

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