HUNNYBUN, Alfred

Jerusalem MemorialCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1895 in Newport to William & Charlotte (nee TOOGOOD) HUNNYBUN who were living at 9 Commercial Road in Newport around the time of Alfred’s death. The family had previously lived at 9 Scarrotts Lane & 26 South Street, both also in Newport.

Alfred, aged 22, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Alfred is commemorated by the Commission upon the Jerusalem Memorial to The Missing together with 3,318 of his First World War comrades.

Alfred is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.