Alfred Mallender

Alfred enlisted on 21st December 1914 in Hull and embarked from Devonport on 23rd December 1915 to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Alexandria. He served in Egypt until he was once again embarked at Port Said on 29th February 1916 and travelled to Marseilles , France where he arrived on 8th March 1916 and joined the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. He was officially killed in action on 3rd May 1917 having being previously reported missing in action.

Pte A Mallender Retford Times 17 Aug 1917 It is feared that Pte A Mallender of the East Yorks Regt, son of Mr John Mallender of Everton, has made the great sacrifice. His friends had not heard from him for some time and his father had wrote to his officer and received the following reply:- “I regret to inform you Pte A Mallender was with us in a great attack on Oppy Wood on May 3rd. Since he has never been heard of so we come to conclude he is missing believed killed on that date. Many of those who took part in the attack have already reported as prisoners of war in Germany, but his name has not appeared up to date. I beg to offer my deepest sympathy to you in the great loss you and yours have sustained, and sincerely trust the time is at hand when we will all find the great sacrifice your dear son has made will not be in vain.” Mr Mallender, who has the sympathy in many friends in his bereavement, has two other sons serving, one in France and the other in Salonika. News has just been received that the soldier boy in France, Pte G Mallender, York and Lancs, is dangerously wounded and is in No. 7 General Hospital in France. A correspondent points out that the brave young soldier who has given his life for his county’s cause enlisted voluntary and was a credit to some of the young men of military age in the village at present concealing themselves behind all kind of paltry exemptions instead of facing the music. CWG additional information:- Son of John and Annie Mallender. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France