Private Alfred Leslie Redfern

Alfred Redfern was born in 1888 in London, England. He immigrated to Paris in 1909 and worked as a dyer, probably for Penmans Company. He was a carder when he enlisted. He was single and lived on Walnut Street. Alfred was 38 years old when he enlisted with the 125^th Battalion in Paris.

He was a member of the 10^th Platoon that embarked aboard the S.S Scandinavia on February 12, 1916. The 9^th and 10^th Platoons were the first contingent of soldiers from Paris, nearly 100 men, to go overseas. He was transferred to the 2^nd Battalion after arriving in England and served with the battalion in France beginning in April, 1918. He seems to have served with the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre, where wounded or sick Canadian soldiers were sent from the front lines to be assessed. The goal was to determine if the soldier was fit to return to their unit, required further treatment at a convalescent depot, or needed to be discharged from the military entirely. He was moved to England in January, 1919 and proceeded to Canada in April, 1919 where he was discharged.

He returned to Paris and married Charlotte Augusta Wall on May 8, 1921 at St James Anglican Church. They had one daughter, Phyllis. At the time of his death, Alfred was living at 41 West River Street. He died on January 31, 1959 of congestive heart failure. He was survived by his wife Charlotte. Alfred Redfern is buried in the Soldiers’ Plot at the Paris Cemetery.