1866 - 1919 (53 years)
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Name |
Albert Darby [2] |
Born |
1866 |
Shepshed [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1871 |
Shepshed, Leicestershire, England [2] |
Died |
21 Aug 1919 |
France & Flanders |
- First name(s) Albert
Last name Darby
Service number 241803
Rank Private
Regiment Leicestershire Regiment
Battalion 7th Battalion.
Birth place Shepshed, Leics
Residence Shepshed, Leics
Enlistment place Loughborough, Leics
Death year 1918
Death day 21
Death month 8
Cause of death Killed in action
Death place France & Flanders
Theatre of war Western European Theatre
Supplementary Notes -
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Great Britain
- First name(s) Albert
Last name Darby
Age 23
Birth year -
Birth place Shepshed, Leics
Service number 241803
Rank Private
Unit or regiment Leicestershire Regt.
Battalion 7
Enlistment date Loughborough, Leics
House number 23
Address line 1 Forest Street
Location -
City/Town Shepshed
County/State Leicestershire
Country England
Death year 1918
Death date 21-Aug-1918
Died 1918-08-21
Cause of death KIA
Burial commemeration Vis-En-Artois Mem., France
Memorial one Shepshed Mem., Leics
Notes PD. He was the son of Elizabeth, and the late John Darby. The War Diary for today records. Q.16.a.3.3. At dawn patrols of 'B' and 'D' went forward to establish themselves in COMMON LANE and LOGGING SUPPORT supplied by their Companies. The crossing was made at the MILL BRIDGE Q.24.a.5.3. There was a thick ground mist. When over the bridge both Companies came under heavy machine gun fire, holding up operations. Lt. HACKETT was killed. 'B' and 'D' Companies were withdrawn to west of RIVER ANCRE. A barrage of 105mm and 150mm Howitzers was put down by the enemy during the withdrawal. Both Companies had a few casualties.
Record set Leicestershire And Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Great Britain
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Person ID |
I568 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
27 Jun 2017 |
Father |
William Darby, b. 26 Apr 1824, Sheepshed, Leicestershire, England , d. 26 Apr 1906, Shepshed (Age 82 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Draper, b. 1825, Shepshed , d. 18 Jul 1905, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (Age 80 years) |
Married |
11 May 1845 |
Shepshed, Leicestershire, England |
Family ID |
F158 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S186] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3).
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3340976&pid=321
- [S177] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National), Class: RG10; Piece: 3257; Folio: 64; Page: 24; GSU roll: 839278. (Reliability: 3).
Birth date: abt 1866 Birth place: Sheepshed, Leicestershire, England Residence date: 1871 Residence place: Shepshed, Leicestershire, England
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=24408252&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt
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