Alfred The Great by Chris Collingwood (P) BAT134 the British marines and men

the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge

Front Gunner : Plt Off B T Foxlee

Jamadar - Madras Sappers and Miners (Queen's Own)

1st January 1945

Ramsays Battery of Horse Artillery at the Battle of Fuentos Onoro

Alfred The Great by Chris Collingwood (P) BAT134 the British marines and menDHM707P. Alfred The Great by Chris Collingwood. Alfred was born in 849 at Wantage, Oxfordshire He was the youngest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex, he became King of the Anglo Saxon Kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is known for his great defence of the Kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings. Eventually in 871 he made peace with the Vikings who agreed to a withdrawal out of his kingdom. It is likely a large payment of gold was made.