8055 PTE A.SILVERS 1/NORTH'D FUS.
Alfred Silvers
Born Nottingham 1893, one of 14 children
Son of Walter Hodgett Silvers & Betsy Ann Silvers (nee Anthony)
Attested as 8203 Private, 4th Militia Battn, Derby Regiment 19/3/01
Transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers 7/6/01
To France 2/11/14 & served with 1st Northumberland Fusiliers
Treated for Frostbite on the Western Front 24/2/15
Reported as Missing in Action 10/5/17 at Arras & accepted as killed a year later
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
Also recorded in the UK on St Ann's Church War Memorial, Nottingham
Note: One of 7 Nottingham Brothers who served in WW1. For more information - Click here
With copy of his Medal Index Card, SDGW & CWGC details plus supporting documentation
Condition: GVF
