Alfred was born in Wolverhampton in 1896, the son of Henry A. and Ada Thomas. By 1901, they were living in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, along with Alfred’s brothers George and William. Still in Balsall Heath in 1911, Alfred was now working as a butcher boy.
Alfred enlisted with the 11th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and became a Lance Corporal (service number 240402). He was killed in action on 7 October 1917. He is buried in Zantvoorde British Cemetery in Belgium.
Wolverhampton's War 