Arthur Albon
WWI Roll of Honour
By Lynette Wray
Arthur Albon
Military History:
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service Number:
293929
Date of Enlisting:
March 1899
Date of death:
December 1968
Cemetery/ Memorial:
Unknown
UK Cemetery/Memorial:
St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Arthur joined the Royal Navy in 1899. He served on the HMS Bacchante providing naval gunfire at Gallipoli and later on the HMS Newcastle in South American waters. He survived the war and died in 1968 in Maidstone, Kent.
He was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
He is commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour.
Family History:
Date of Birth:
20 October 1880
Birth Place:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Residence:
Ashwell; London; later Kent
Marriage:
19.9.1903
Arthur was the fourth son of George and Isabella (nee Smith) of Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Arthur married Agnes Emily Rolfe in Rotherhithe on 19th September 1903. They had one son, Arthur Rupert George, born on 29th April 1906, in Southwark, London. Arthur was based at Pembroke barracks, Chatham during his service, serving on various ships, and his family lived in Pedworth Rd, Southwark, London.
Arthur died in December 1968 in Maidstone, Kent.
Commentary:
Name: |
Arthur Albon |
Birth Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Residence: |
London and later Kent |
Death Date: |
12.1968 |
Enlistment Place: |
Not known |
Rank: |
Able Seaman |
Regiment: |
Royal Navy |
Battalion: |
|
Regimental Number: |
293929 |
Type of Casualty: |
Survived |
Theatre of War: |
Western European, Egyptian |
This page was added on 27/04/2016.