Alfred Cecil English
View Alfred Cecil on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteRank:
Second Lieutenant
Service:
The London Regiment
Origin:
Date of birth:
1887
Date of death:
30 December 1917
Age at Death:
30
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Known information
Alfred Cecil English was a pupil at Oakham School between 1898 and 1900, and then moved to Oundle School where he stayed until 1903. He was the third son of Alfred English and Laura M English, of 79 Edith Road, West Kensington, London, previously of The Avenue, Wisbech. Alfred joined the 28th Battalion (Artists' Rifles) The London Regiment in 1904. He was killed in action on 30 December 1917 near Cambrai aged 30. He is remembered on Pier 12C of the Thiepval Memorial and also in Oakham School Chapel.
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Born 3/1/1888; a Lincolnshire boy, not a Rutlander!Oakham School 1898-1900 and then migrated to Oundle School (1900-03)Photo to follow
By BN on Tuesday 17th June '14 at 2:57pm
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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