STRAIN Alfred John

  • First Name(s):
    Alfred 
    John 
  • Surname:
    STRAIN
  • Service Number:
    5251259
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd May 1940
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Bruyelle War Cemetery, Belgium, Grave II. A. 23.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Arthur John and Florence Maud Strain, of Astwood Bank, Worcestershire

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STRAIN Alfred John Is Named On These Memorials

Cookhill Baptist Church WW2 War Memorial
Cookhill Council School now in Cookhill Village Hall
Cookhill St Paul’s Church Roll of Honour
Cookhill St Paul’s Church WW2 Memorial
Inkberrow St Peter’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Cookhill St Paul’s Church Roll of Honour as Jack Strain.

Further Information About STRAIN Alfred John

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

Two small cards (no date) can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that his name be added to the county roll of honour.  The following information is written on the cards: Sergeant A.J. Strain, B Company, 8th Battalion Royal Worcestershire Regiment, service no 5251259.  There is no indication of who provided the information.

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