BORN HULL 1885. SON OF WILLIAM WARD (1850-1918) AND ELIZABETH HOUGH (1853-1891), OF HULL. A PACKER. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1912. HUSBAND OF LILLIAN RICKLES (1886-1955), OF 78, SHARP STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 26427, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/04/1918, AGED 33.
BURIED AT WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE READS, “THY WILL BE DONE”.
COMMEMORATED AT ST JOHNS CHURCH, NEWLAND, HULL.
First name:
ALBERT EDWARD
Military Number:
44630
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/04/1918
Place died:
WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
Age:
33
78 , SHARP STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
