BORN SOUTHCOATES, HULL, 1897. THIRD SON OF WILLIAM & ALICE STOKES, OF 4, SABINA AVENUE, BALFOUR STREET, HULL & 1, SUNNYHILL, POTTERILL LANE, SUTTON ON HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). SON OF A SHIP YARD DRILLER. HE HAD TWO OLDER BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 8/12/1914. SERVED WITH THE 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS, KILLED IN ACTION, ON 22/12/1914, AGED 17. BURIED IN FRANCE.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM.
HIS BROTHER JOHN HENRY STOKES, FOUGHT FOR CANADIANS & WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 6TH JUNE 1916 (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS 16/6/16)
First name:
ALBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
11450
Rank:
Private
Date Died
22/12/1914
Place died:
Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, Pas de calais, France
Age:
17
1, SUNNYHILL, POTTERILL LANE, SUTTON ON HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
