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Pte. Alfred James White
British Army 4th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Cannock, Staffordshire
(d.27th March 1918)
Alfred White enlisted in the 4th Special Reserve Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment.
He was my great uncle on my mother's side of the family. He died of wounds. Apparently someone who had served with Alfred visited his mother some time later reporting that Alfred was injured in the trenches trying to warn others. How true this is I cannot say.
His mother and sister later petitioned to have his name added to the Cannock War Memorial, as it was originally missed off.
He is thought to have been wounded at Bucquoy-Ablainzeville-Essarts-Adinfer Wood and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery.