Private Alfred Springthorpe, 17988

  • Batt - 1
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Section -
  • Date of Birth -
  • Died - 29/07/1916
  • Age - 26

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Alfred Springthorpe of Leics., and the husband of Harriet Spencer (formerly Springthorpe) of 4, Craven Street, Leicester. The War Diary for the 27th July records that the Battalion relieved the 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment in the front line. The entry for the 29th July records:- Quiet. Casualties 1 killed (D Company), 1 wounded (C Company).

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
  • Other Memorials - Belgrave Working Mens Club and Institute
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
  • Burial Commemoration - Potijze Burial Ground, Belgium
  • Born - Leicester
  • Enlisted - Leicester
  • Place of Residence - Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, LEICESTER
  • Memorial - ALL SAINT'S CHURCH, LEICESTER

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