Albert Mole
WWI Roll of Honour
By Lynette Wray
Albert Edward Mole
Military History:
Regiment:
Grenadier Guards
Rank:
Private
Service Number:
26690
Date of Enlisting:
20.10.1916
Date of death:
3.12.1917
Cemetery/ Memorial:
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
UK Cemetery/Memorial:
St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Ashwell Village War Memorial
Albert enlisted at Hitchin on 20th October 1916 with the Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion, regimental number 26690, and following his training at Caterham was posted to France in February 1917. He served in the Western European Theatre of War, France and Flanders and was killed in action on 3rd December 1917.
Albert was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour and the Ashwell War Memorial.
Family History:
Date of Birth:
1st quarter 1898
Birth Place:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Residence:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Marriage:
Single
Albert was born in Ashwell in the first quarter of 1898, the second son of Edward and Kate (nee Farr) Mole of Ashwell End, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell and before enlisting was employed by William Pack in Ashwell.
Commentary:
Name: |
Albert Edward Mole |
Birth Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Residence: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Death Date: |
3.12.1917 |
Enlistment Place: |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
Rank: |
Private |
Regiment: |
Grenadier Guards |
Battalion: |
1st Battalion, 3 Guards Brigade |
Regimental Number: |
26690 |
Type of Casualty: |
Killed in Action |
Theatre of War: |
Western Europe, France and Flanders |
This page was added on 29/03/2016.