Albert Darby^[1]

1866 - 1919  (53 years)

• 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 'B' and 'D' Companies were withdrawn to west of RIVER ANCRE.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
  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

  
  

  Family	Emily Wright,   b. 1866, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kindgom
  Married	2 Mar 1889
  	Type: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Darby,   b. 1898, Shepshed, Leicestershire, England
  Documents		Albert Darby - Emily Wright - Marriage
  		Darby Family
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F1809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Albert Darby - 1911 Census
  		Albert Darby Grave Register
  		Albert Darby Commemorative Certificate

  
  

• 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