| Private Alfred
Field, 10173, Leicestershire Regiment died of wounds in Flanders on
Thursday 11th February 1915.
As
reported in the Thetford and Watton Times, dated March
13th 1915
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Killed In Action –
Information has been received by
Mrs Ambrose Field, of Oddfellow Cottages, Bury Road, that her
son Sgt Alfred Field of the Leicestershire Reserve,
recently died from wounds received in action.
No further particulars are at present available.
Sgt Field, who was married, removed from Brandon to Great
Bentley about twelve months ago.
He formerly carried on a flint knapping business in
Brandon. He was
called up for Ordinary Military Training in June and was sent to
the Front in November. Another
son of Mrs Field, Sgt Ambrose Field, had been a prisoner
in Germany since August. A
postcard was received from him last Saturday saying he was
alright.
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Private
Alfred Field was born in Brandon, Suffolk, lived at Brandon and enlisted
at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
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