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Pte. Alfred James Chandler
British Army 11th Btn. Border Regiment
from:Carlisle
(d.1st July 1916)
Alfred James Chandler, my great uncle was killed in action in the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 2016, aged 21 years. As a child in the 1950s I remember my grandma, his sister Lily Chandler, giving me a large bronze penny to play with. Little did I know then that this was a death penny given to her mother Ellen Hannah Chandler when her son Alfred was killed. I have no idea where this went but if anyone comes across this I hope it is in safe hands.