Tracing Alfred William Alley’s movements

Through finding Alfred’s battalion diaries written by the commanding officer we were able to trace where he was in the few days before he died.

Their camp was moved from one location to a few kilometres away & Alfred and some others were sent to a supply dump site called Hornby where they were tasked with making g some accommodations. It was when they were returning from Hornby dump to the new camp site that they came under artillery fire and he and another man were killed and some wounded, all from his brigade.Read more