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Young, Alfred Mansel (1895-1916)

1895 born Southsea

1901 Census living at 2 Woodland Cott, Woodland St, Portsmouth
age 5, born Southsea, Hants
1911 census, occupation: Assistant Bottling Stores, Brewery                                                   living 9 Graig, Newcastle Hill, Bridgend

Enlisted in Bridgend, Glamorganshire in late 1914
No. 14165
Served with the 5th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers (local regiment to the Bridgend area).
Killed in Action, France and Flanders (the official battlefield designation) 24 July 1916
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Not mentioned in the War Diary or the Regimental History

Name is in the Book of Honour at Llandaff Cathedral, Wales.

Name is on the Bridgend War Memorial

Soldiers Effects Records:
No Probate Record