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L/Cpl Alfred James Ginn
British Army 12th (Bermondsey) Battalion East Surrey Regiment
from:London
Alf Ginn attested for the East Surrey Regiment on the 5th of June 1915.
Dad was transferred to a Steel Construction Company, to construct Steel
AirShip Towers at Goonhilly Downs Air Station Cornwall, approx Sept/Oct 1917. He was possibly a member of a Machine Gun Section and was with 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
He then went back to France, possibly early 1918 With the 102nd Light Trench Mortar Battery.
He was gassed one night taking stores by mules to the Front Line.
Suffered with bad eyes all his Life. He lived to 92 Years.
He was lucky wounded in the Leg by a rifle bullet, and was sent back to UK With frostbit from the trenches. Then returning to France.
He was one of five brothers that served in France and all came home and lived long lives.