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Alfred Brookes

Private

Service No. 8542

Age 19

Died on 12 July 1916

Lincolnshire Regiment

DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Somme, France

Son of James and Mary Ann. Brookes, of 64, Waterloo St., New Boultham, Lincoln.

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R E Bull

We will remember them. Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

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Henry Harrison

Alfred, O valiant heart, who to your glory came….your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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In eternal gratitude for your supreme sacrifice from the Royal Naval Association, Lincoln Branch.

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In eternal gratitude for your supreme sacrifice from the Submariners Association, Lincoln Branch.

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Alfred, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st Lincolns myself,...

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