Soldier Factfile

Name:  Private Albert Toone 29806

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Date of Birth:  September 1890

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Address:  

Parents:Woodbine Cottage, Forest Gate, Anstey

Albert: Wortley Cottages, Elmesthorpe

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Parents Names: 

Albert (Boot and shoe packer)

Annie

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Occupation before the war:   Bricklayer

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Siblings Names:

Emma b.1883  |  Sarah Hannah b1885  |  Annie Mary b.1887 d. 1918

Evelyn b.1889  |  Wilfred b.1895

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Date Died:   

16.4.1918

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Age:  27

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Place of Death:   In the field in France

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Place of Burial/Memorial:  Tyne Cot Mem., Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium

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Cause of death:   Killed in action

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Regiment:  

15^thBattalion

Durham Light Infantry

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Medals:

British War medal

Victory Medal

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Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

• Enlisted 16.8.1916
• Height 5’6” and weighed 132lbs.
• Albert refused permission to be vaccinated.
• He said he had previously served with the 4^thLeicester Regiment
• Living at Wortley Cottages, Elmesthorpe when he enlisted.
• Married Leah Smith 3.4.1915
• Children: Lawrence Kenneth b.18.10.1915 and Albert William b.26.1.18
• Albert was admitted to the 7 Canadian Hospital, Etaples, France on 5.10.1917 suffering from a gunshot wound in his back.
• Wife and children were living at 44, Dannett Street, King Richards Road, Leicester when he died.
• Sister, Evelyn, married George Pollard, who survived WW1