We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Alfred Edwin MacAlpine, CD (Ret’d) on 1 May 2007*.
Alfred was born in Lower Cambridge, New Brunswick in 1919. He enlisted in the Saint John Fusiliers in September 1939. He later transferred to the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and saw action in Northwest Europe.
Alfred was released in September 1945 at the end of WW II and enrolled in August 1950 in the Special Service Force for the Korean War where he was wounded. He later transferred to the Royal Canadian Engineers and served in Edmonton AB, Whitehorse NWT, Vedder Crossing BC, and Wainwright AB until his release in 1968.
The interment service for Alfred will be held at the Upper Hampstead Cemetery, Upper Hampstead, NB, on Saturday, 26 May 2007 at 2:00 PM. Family and Friends are invited to the Queenstown Hall for a reception following the service.
*The exact date of Cpl MacAlpine’s death is not known. Please contact the CMEA if you can help.
Source: The Canadian Military Engineers Association