Pte Alf Chambers - survivor of the Great War

Private Alf Chambers

11th Btn. The Suffolk Regiment

Missing in Action

Letter received by Alf Chambers family

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Notification that Alf was now a Prisoner of War

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Letter sent to the family through the Red Cross dated 14th July 1918

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Letter sent to the family through the Red Cross dated 18th August 1918

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Card acknowledging receipt of a parcel by Alf Chambers.

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Notification dd 24th . . to Alf's family that he was in hospital

Private Alfred Chambers volunteered to fight in the Great War and enlisted in the 11th Btn. The Suffolk Regiment.

His family received a letter dated 15th May 1918 to say he was 'Missing in Action' which must have been a great shock although the letter does say that this does not "necessarily mean he has been killed as he may be a prisoner of war or temporarily separated from his regiment".

They received notification on 8th July that Alf was a 'Prisoner of War' in Germany - Camp not stated.

A letter dated 14th July was their first communication from Alf and it came through the Red Cross. The Red Cross also delivered parcels which Alf acknowledged by signing a receipt.

Alf came home to live a full life in Stradbroke.