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Alfred Vincent Best (1905-1976)

Soldier
Service No:387474
Squadron:Probably C
Known as:Fred
Service:Enlisted RTR, 5 Apr 1921 aged 15y 6m. Served with the 15/19th Hussars before joining 23H
Civilian
Occupation:Commissionaire
Residence:2 Montpelier Road, Sutton, Surrey
Birth:5 Dec 1905 in India
Baptism:6 Jan 1906 in Bangalore, Madras, India
Death:registered Mar 1976 in London
Marriage:to Ellen Barbara Bedwell 31 Jul 1937 at St Barnabas church, Sutton, Surrey
Children:unknown
Images:[Wedding Photo, 3rd left] [Signature]
Parents
Richard BestElizabeth Hardy
Cabinet Maker.
Birth 1879 in Middlesex.

4th Hussars, later 6th Dragoon Guards, later ASC.
 
Marriage 29 Apr 1903 in Motacamm, Madras, India.

Notes

Alfred is on the list of those who attended the 23H reunion in 1959.