Challis Alfred Edward Lieut

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Surname: Challis;

Forename(s): Alfred Edward;

Initials: AE;

Rank: Lieut;

Born in: Plaistow;

Resided in: Wanstead Park;

Previous Number: 1629;

Previous Battalion: 3 of;

Previous Regiment: Co of London Yeo;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: Unknown;

How killed: D;

Where: UK;

When killed: 09-Mar-1919;

Silver War Badge? B13297;

Other Data: Silver War Badge No B13297 issued 1918. Address: 78 Herongate Rd, Wanstead Park, Essex
born 25/7/1888. Educated Cooper's Company Sch - Insurance AccountantFather Abraham Challis, 63, (linguist & translator), mother Alice Josephine Challis (65)
joined 3 ( R) Co of London Yeo as Pte No 1629, on 14/11/1914, L/Cpl 11/8/1916, posted MGCTC No 104572 11/4/1917, disch to T/Commsn 23 OC Bn 25/9/1917. 2/Lt MGC 3/10/1917
Served: Home 14/11/1914-13/4/1915, MEF 14/4/1915 - 12/11/1916, Salonika 13/11/1916- 23/3/1917, Home 24/3/1917 to 25/9/1917
1st Cl MG Course 29/1/1916.
Embarked Bombay 24/1/1918 to Basra 29/1/1918 on Army Transport Erinpura. 16/3/1918 to 16 CCS Baghdad with parolea tumour. 2/6/1918 Officers Hospital - invalided to India per Army Transport Vasna (Tumour). 21/6/1918 Invalided to England 19/6/1918. Relinquished commission ill health 9/9/1918.
In 1919 Father wrote to claim plaque, stating that son had served Gallipoli, Egypt, Salonika where he was kicked by a horse. In 1917 his face started to swell and he developed sarcoma of the face, of which he died 9/3/1919;

Other Notes: CHALLIS, Lieutenant, ALFRED EDWARD, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 9th March 1919. Age 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Challis, of 78, Herongate Rd., Wanstead Park. 97. 90854. City of London Cemetery - Essex, United Kingdom.;

Related National Archives files: WO339/89040;

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