STALLARD Albert Henry

Additional information on the memorial: Gnr R.F.A.

Appears on the Roll of Honour in Shrawley Parish Magazine, January 1915.

Shrawley Parish Magazine, October 1916:
The following have written to acknowledge the safe arrival of their parcels – A. Stallard

Shrawley Parish Magazine, October 1917:
The latest to add to the list of those who have made the great sacrifice is Alfred Henry Stallard. He joined the Midland F.A. Brigade in 1914 and volunteered for active service when war was declared. His first action was on Easter Day, 1915, and since then he has served in France until July of this year, when his time of service expired. But his sense of what his country needed had not expired, for he re-enlisted after a month’s rest (well earned after two years at the front), and was gassed on September 11th. When here I asked him “What next”? He replied “I shall go back and see it out”. I expect he did not want to go back, no sane man does, he hates the awfulness of it all. He says he hates it, and no wonder, but underneath there is the call of country and comrade – the irresistible call of patriotism and duty – the soul which seeks for good and find it in hard duty, self-denial and sacrifice. These men are following Christ; all is well with those who follow Him, so God rest their souls. To the relations of these men, if they realise the facts, our sympathy may not convey much; our congratulations on Bombardier Stallard’s attainment of his soul’s wish may convey more. We offer both with sincerity.

A photograph of Bombardier A.H. Stallard of Worcester can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 29th September 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.