We remember Albert Lister Backhouse

We remember Albert Lister Backhouse

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1887
sibling Eliza Backhouse Source:7729618 1887
1890
sibling Gertrude Backhouse Source:7729618 1890
1891
birth Marston, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7729622 25th April 1891
1915
employment Parcels Clerk Midlands Railway Kildwick Station and Barnsley United Kingdom Source:7729619 9th November 1915
1915
enlistment Keighley, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7729619 9th November 1915
1915
service British Army Private 3711 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3/7 Source:7729619 9th November 1915 - 9th February 1916
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal 24605 West Riding Regiment 6 Source:7729619 9th February 1916 - 19th November 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7729619 3rd November 1916 - 25th April 1917
1916
service British Army Private 24605 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Bn. Source:7729619 19th November 1916 - 25th April 1917
1917
missing Death was officially accepted in January 1918. Missing Enquiry on Red Cross page http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search/#/3/2/107/0/British%20and%20Commonwealth/Military/bakhouse Source:7729619 25th April 1917 - 12th January 1918
1917
death Killed in Action Initially Reported Missing (Monchy Le Preux area) on the 25th following the attack and then accepted KIA with 9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) on 12 Jan 1918 Monchy Le Preux France Source:7656697 25th April 1917
burial Arras Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Bay 6 Source:7656697

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Albert Lister
Initials AL
Last Name Backhouse
Source 7656697
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3711 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3/7 Private
British Army 24605 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Bn. Private
British Army 24605 West Riding Regiment 6 Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Georgeina Backhouse mother
James Hall Backhouse father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Backhouse sister 1887
Gertrude Backhouse sister 1890
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1917-11-09 5'6"

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CWGC Entry for Albert Lister Backhouse Keith30819
Albert Lister Backhouse in the 1911 England Census Keith30819
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Keith30819
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 Keith30819
West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 Keith30819
Cravens Part in The Great War Keith30819

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Albert in Uniform Keith30819
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