27049 Pte Alfred Harper, 8th Bn Yorkshire Regiment.
A cloth-looker by trade, Alfred, who lived in Barnoldswick, was called up into the army in 1916 and arrived in France in August of that year. A Lewis gunner whilst on active service, he saw action during the later stages of the Battle of the Somme, but was killed by a shell whilst manning the line in the Ypres Salient. He is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke. Alfred was 22 years of age.
10 February 1917
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
