ALFORD, ADOLPHE JOHN, Private, No. 57837. 2/8th (Service) Battn. The Worcestershire Regt., s. of Fred Alford, of North Lodge, Cadewell, near Torquay, Head Gardener, by his wife, Blanche, daughter of Adolphe (and Louise) Meystre; b. Broad Clyst. co. Devon, 6 July, 1898; educ. Upton Church of England School. Torquay: was a Railway Porter at Torre enlisted in the Worcestershire Regt. 20 Aug. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from April, 1918, and died at Napsbury War Hospital, St. Albans, 10 Nov. following, from wounds received in action. Buried in Torquay Cemetery; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5