Alfred was one of 5 children born to Henry Edgar and Isabella Hall. In 1901 the family lived in The Terrace, Wokingham and Henry worked as an Estate agent, his son Arthur was his clerk. Alfred was not at home at that time.
Sometime before The Great War, Alfred emigrated to New Zealand and when war broke out he joined the New Zealand Army Service Corps as a driver. He died in England, probably at the New Zealand Hospital (Mount Felix) in Surrey on the 8th June 1916 and is buried in Walton On Thames cemetery. A well-attended service is still held here each year to remember the New Zealand forces who gave their lives in the war.