Alfred joined the Royal Navy at HMS Ganges in 1927.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
http://www.vconline.org.uk/alfred-e-sephton-vc/4588197072
http://ww2today.com/18th-may-1941-petty-officer-sephton-wins-the-victoria-cross

His Victoria Cross was stolen in 1982 from Coventry Cathedral, and has never been recovered.

http://www.squash-pr.co.uk/news/1066/Legacy-of-a-Wolverhampton-war-hero-set-for-auction.htm
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/11/07/family-dismay-as-medal-sold-for-1200/

Memorials

Named on Portsmouth Naval Memorial (panel 46, column 2), Clarence Esplanade, Hampshire
Red Granite Memorial, St John's in the Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Memorial Plaque, War Memorial, Memorial Park, Coventry, West Midlands
Memorial Plaque by tree, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
Sephton Close, Gosport, Hampshire