- AlfredWilliam
- SPENCER
- 29927
Private
- WW1
- Army
- Infantry
- Worcestershire Regiment
- 11th Battalion
- None
- 12th October 1916
- 19
- Killed in action
- Unknown
- Commemorated on Doiran Memorial, Greece.
- Bradford, Yorkshire, resident Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Birmingham
- Unknown
Son of Mrs T.J. Spencer, 5 Finstall Rd., Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
SPENCER Alfred William Is Named On These Memorials
Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above
Bromsgrove Independent Order of Oddfellows as A.M. Spencer under British Queen Lodge
Further Information About SPENCER Alfred William
Alfred William Spencer was born Bradford in 1897, the only child of Thomas James Spencer and Clara Spencer nee Ross. They lived at 5, Finstall Road, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove. Thomas was a Blacksmith.
Alfred enlisted in Birmingham and was posted to Salonika on August 27th 1916.
Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger, 4th November 1916:
Mr T.J. Spencer of Finstall Road, Aston Fields, received news on Tuesday, that his son Private Alfred W. Spencer of the Worcestershire Regiment is in hospital at Alexandria, suffering from wounds. Private Spencer was formally employed as a clerk in the office of the Bromsgrove Guild. He was a Sunday School Teacher at St Godwald’s Finstall, and also a server at church. He embarked on active service on August 27th.