His story
Alfred Charles Gardner worked as a house painter and was living in Wick in 1911. His parents, Alfred Charles and Emma Alice Gardner, were from Arundel.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private, recorded with No. 4 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 8 June 1917, aged 47. His recorded burial place is Calais Southern.
Before the war
- Occupation
- House Painter
- Residence recorded
- Wick
- Family
- Son of Alfred Charles and Emma Alice Gardner, of Arundel, Sussex.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/5294
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 8 June 1917
- Age
- 47
- Cemetery or memorial
- Calais Southern
- Grave reference
- Plot G. Row 4. Grave 5.
Where he worked
- No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- Thomas HOLMESAlso recorded with No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
- Thomas MC GARVAAlso recorded with No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
- William MOOREAlso recorded with No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
- John ODDYAlso recorded with No. 4 Veterinary Hospital
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 218
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Alfred Charles Gardner”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/gardner-alfred-charles-se-5294/.
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