(Photograph courtesy of
Joan Arnold, his Granddaughter)
Corporal Alfred Samuel Freeman
BA Cable Section, Royal Engineers
4/06/1917
Born at St Helier, Jersey. Husband of Priscilla Freeman
(nee Le Rossignol) of Timaru, Devonshire Lane, St Helier,
Jersey
Died , aged 27 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 11 June 1917
Roll of Honour. Mrs Freeman of
21 Hue Street on Saturday received the sad news of her
husband's death in hospital in Poonah in India. The
news was received by her in a War Office communication
which expressed deep regret for the widow and included
a formal expression of sympathy from His Majesty the
King. Corporal Freeman was formerly in the employ of
the Post Office as a telegraphic linesman and in 1915
he joined the Royal Engineers and 12 months later he
was sent to Mesopotamia. He was unfortunately stricken
down by malaria and sunstroke and subsequently contracted
typhoid. He was taken to hospital in India and he died
there on 4 June of epilepsy. The deceased leaves a widow
and one little boy, to whom we offer our fullest sympathy
in their bereavement.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey
Evening Post of Thursday 26 July 1917
Roll of Honour. The widow of Corporal
A Freeman of the Royal Engineers, who died recently
in India, has received letters of condolence from the
officers of her husband's Company and his comrades,
all the writers expressing the high regard in which
the late Corporal was held. The following is from Captain
C J S Le Cornu, son of Mr C F Le Cornu of Carlton House.
"Dear Mrs Freeman, I hope you will accept my
deepest sympathy in the loss of your husband. I can
assure you he is very sincerely mourned here. I have
not been here long and I only heard quite lately that
he was from Jersey, and being from Jersey myself I thought
you might like to hear any details I could give you,
the officer commanding his company is also writing to
you. I attended your husband's funeral on Tuesday last
(5 June). His end was quite peaceful and no suffering
as he was not conscious. He is buried in the Poonah
Military Cemetery and I shall go down and see that his
grave is well cared for. He was an excellent soldier
in every possible way and immensely popular with his
comrades; I think in fact that every possible man in
this Depot who could get off duty attended his funeral,
which was with full Military Honours. I hope this may
be of some small comfort to you in your sorrow. Your
husband died doing his duty and was respected and liked
by both officers and men here as an excellent soldier.
Yours sincerely, C J S LE CORNU. Captain 56th Rifles".
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