Alfred was born in Manitoba. He served in the Canadian Army in World War I; Alfred’s legs were severely wounded and he walked with a limp for the rest of his life. In 1929, Alfred filed on a homestead at SE 32-75-8-W6. He lived there for some years before selling his land and moving to Vancouver, where he married his boyhood sweetheart and raised a family.
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 225