Born on 26 June 1886 in Croydon, Surrey, England - son of Mrs. E.S. Ballinger, Croydon, Surrey, England - attestation form notes trade as bookkeeper, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 10.5 inches, chest of 40 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England.
Joined No. 2 University Company on 17 June 1915 (number McG 266) - transferred to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in France on 23 or 24 August 1915 - sent to England for officer training on 28 February 1917 - commissioned as an officer - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France as a lieutenant on 14 July 1917 - wounded on 27 March 1918 - wounded on 28 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.
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I'm Alfred's grandson. He died in 1983. His wife died in 1963 and his only son, John Nelson, also died in 1983. Alfred's immediate family live in Ottawa, Canada.
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