| Date of birth: | 1897 |
| Place of birth: | Southampton |
| Service No.: | 23457 |
| Rank: | Private |
| Regiment / Division: | Hampshire |
| Battalion: | 1st battalion |
| Died: | 18 December 1917, aged 20 years |
| Buried: | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France (Plot V, Row D, Grave 45) |
Life before the War
Albert was the youngest of 9 siblings born to Benjamin and Esther Jane Bone (nee Mills), who married in Southampton in 1878.
Benjamin was born in Chilworth in 1859, and he died in Southampton in 1926. Esther was born in the city in 1860 and passed away in 1934.
The family lived at 13 Verulam Road, Bevois Valley and all the children were born in Southampton.
Siblings:
- Ethel b. 1879 d. 1929 Southampton Married James Howie Smith in Southampton in 1902.
- Arthur Henry b. 1880 d. 1958 Bromley Married Annie Rudgley in Southampton in 1904.
- Ellen Louisa b. 1881 d. 1957 Southampton Married Henry Fisher in Southampton in 1907.
- Elizabeth Jane b. 1884 d. 1967 Southampton Married Frank Ernest Hind in Southampton in 1905.
- George Thomas b. 1885 d. 20.9.1917 War Casualty, France. Please select George’s name to be linked to his story.
- William Henry b. 1888 d. ?? Married Matilda Mary Mackrell in Portsmouth in 1907.
- Daisy Alice b. 1892 d. 1979 Southampton Married William A. Harding in Southampton in 1923.
- Thomas b. 1895 d. 1988 N/Forest Married Lily Humby in Southampton in 1922.
- Albert Benjamin
War Service
The Hampshire 1st Battalion became part of the 11th Brigade of the 4th Division in August 1914, just prior to landing at Le Havre for action on the Western Front.
Albert was probably one of the near 40,000 Commonwealth casualties from the Battle of Cambrai, fought in November and December 1917.
This battle is known as the first time tanks were used in warfare in large numbers.
The site for the cemetery was selected for the 8th Casualty Clearing Station in February 1917.
The first burials took place in the March and the cemetery quickly grew as the 19th Casualty Clearing Station started using the plot. Most of the graves relate to the Battle of Arras in 1917, and the trench warfare that followed.
The cemetery now holds the graves of 3207 Commonwealth servicemen from WW1.
| Researcher: | Mark Heritage |
| Published: | 11/08/2015 |
| Updated: |
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