Alfred Samuel Kingsbury, the son of John Thomas and Jane Elizabeth Kingsbury was born in 1894 at Camberwell, London. Together with his brother Charles, he attested for the 2nd/21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) towards the end of 1915 and both brothers then served with them in Egypt from July 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
Alfred later transferred to the 2nd/19th Battalion, London Regiment (”C” Company) but died of pneumonia in Cairo on 31 October 1918. He is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
British War and Victory Medals (4727 Pte. A. S. Kingsbury. 21-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Alfred Samuel Kingsbury).
Joseph Henry Kingsbury, older brother of Alfred Samuel Kingsbury, was born in 1878 at Camberwell, London and resided at East Dulwich prior to attesting for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Peckham, Surrey.
He served with the 444th and 14th Siege Batteries on the Western Front and died of wounds at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Treport on 17 May 1918 and is buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
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