Private · British Army · 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
1920–1944 | Aged 24
Died: 27 November 1944
Buried at: Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands
Alfred Roberts served with the Dorsetshire Regiment during the Allied campaign in north-western Europe.
He was married to Mary Bethia Roberts, and the couple had a daughter, Pauline, born in 1944.
Alfred was killed in November 1944, aged just 24. His daughter was still a baby.
He never had the opportunity to watch her grow up or return to the family life that had been interrupted by war. His photograph was later preserved and shared by his relatives.
Source: Brunssum War Cemetery, WW2 Cemeteries Guide.