Private Alfred Soar was a regular soldier who served during the Boer War 1899-1902 with the 1st Battalion Volunteer Company.  During the Great War 1914-18, he re-enlisted and entered France on 28th June 1915, serving with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment with a new number of 19552 and then with the North Staffordshire Regiment with a new number of 34633.  Alfred was discharged on 26th April 1917. 

He attended the War Veterans dinner at Empress Rink, Nottingham on 20th June 1911.