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220207 Pte. Alfred Thomas Rice British Army 1st Btn. Coldstream Guards from:Wotton Surrey (d.18th Jun 1916) Alfred Rice was the husband of my Great Aunt Ada, they married in Oct 1914 and she gave birth to his first child Florence in May 1915, he left her a young widow of 22yrs. He was 21 years old when he died on 18th June 1916. He had enlisted in Dorking and served with the Coldstream Guards He was killed during the Second Battle of Ypres which began in April 1915 when the Germans released poison gas into the Allied lines north of Ypres. This was the first time gas had been used by either side and the violence of the attack forced an Allied withdrawal and a shortening of the line of defence. He is remembered at the Menin Gate memorial site Ypres. 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.**