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217829 Pte. Alfred T. Ansted British Army 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.15th Nov 1916) Alfred Ansted served with the Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 15th November 1916 aged 29 and is buried in the Bertrancourt Military Cemetery in Bertrancourt, France. He had been recalled from the reserve upon the outbreak of war and on 9th February 1915 had been sent to France to the 4th Royal Fusiliers. Although a wound had necessitated a few months’ hospitalisation, Ansted had served 15 months before going absent in May 1916. He continued to serve with his battalion while under a suspended sentence and then in August 1916 when serving on the Somme at Guillemont, Pte. Ansted yet again went absent after being warned for the trenches. He remained absent for two months before surrendering to the Military Police at Corbie. He told the court that shellfire unnerved him. 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 the 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.**