Huthwaite War Memorial Project
BEXON A. 16149
Alfred Bexon
Private 16149 - Sherwood Foresters
Notts Derby Regiment 9th Battalion
Killed in Action Flanders 7th June 1918 : Aged 27
PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY II. F. 42.
Born Loughborough; Alfred proves to be a son of Frederick and Agnes Bexon, living adjacently in B. Winnings, Blackwell, Derbyshire. It would be quite likely the family moved into this area in search of work among the local coal mines. Alfred however was then husband of Annie Bexon, of Huthwaite, Notts.
Additional Referencing and Links
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Fully confirming detailed listing.
Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 ALFRED BEXON, born Loughborough, enlisted Sutton, resides Huthwaite. Private 16149 9th. Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) Died of wounds, France and Flanders, 7th. June, 1918.
Written 15 Feb 09 Revised 15 Feb 09 © by Gary Elliott
