| Surname: | Best |
| Initials: | A E |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | P/19544 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (9982) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/8/1914. Formerly A/Sgt. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. No. 7626, Devonshire Regiment. No. 54627, Royal Fusiliers No. GS/129112. He has 2 x medal cards 1 x 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals, 2 x Victory and War Medals. He re enlisted 11/6/20 age 34.5 years, occupation Labourer, born New Brompton, Kent in the MFP, discharged 22/10/20. He had formerly served in the Royal Navy. New 1920 MFP No. 7683096. 17/9/1903 he enlisted in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, No. 7626, age 18.2 years, occupation Clerk, born Chatham, Kent, served Home 17/9/1903 to 28/8/1907, Bermuda 29/8/1907 to 26/1/1910, Home 27/1/1910 to 20/8/1914, BEF 21/8/1914 to 10/10/1914, Home 11/10/1914 to 25/10/1915, BEF 26/10/1915 to 3/9/1916, Home 4/9/1916 to ? Home 14/4/1919 to 26/5/1919, En Route 27/5/1919 to 5/6/1919, Russian 6/6/1919 to 27/9/1919, Home 28/9/1919 to 31/3/1920 demobilized. Address: High Street, Toddington Nr Dunstable, Beds and 5 Beauchamp Row, Bedford. Albert Edward Best. Info from the National Roll of the Great War. Best, A E L/Cpl. Royal Fusiliers. He was serving at the outbreak of war and in 1914 was drafted to the Western Front where he took part in the Retreat from Mons and the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne, La Bassee, Ypres and the Somme and was four times wounded. In May 1919 he was sent to Russia with the Relief Force and served at Archangel until the withdrawal of the expedition. He holds the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals and was demobilized in December 1919. High Street, Toddington. Dunstable. |