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Alfred Vane

Played by Charlie Clements

Fact title Fact data
Date of birth
1881
Place of birth
Stepney, London
Age at outbreak of WW1
33
Occupation
Jobbing Gardener
Address
Bradstone New Road

A real historical figure, Alfred Vane is a bit of a mystery. Born in Stepney, raised on a farm in Kent, he then found work as a jobbing gardener – not a starred (protected) profession – when he was of an age to have been conscripted.