Alfred Ernest Glew was born in Farnborough in 1896, youngest of the five children of Richard and Matilda (nee Culpin). He was christened at St Mark's church in the town on 6 December that year. My fifth cousin three times removed, he appears to stay in Farnborough and is described as a telegraph boy in the 1911 census.
Sadly he was the second son in the family to die in the Great War - his brother Joseph died on 16 June 1915 and you will find his blog entry in the archives.
Alfred served with the 1st (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars and died on 6 January 1916; he is buried in the Bethune Town cemetery.
We will remember them.
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