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We remember Albert Edmund Guiver
We remember Albert Edmund Guiver
Timeline
Timeline
1879
sibling
Pvte Arthur Frederick Benjamin Guiver
Source:8990955
15th August 1879
1887
1901
employment
Shop Boy Grocers
West Ham, London
United Kingdom
Source:8990955
1901
1901
location
3 Chargeable Lane, Plaistow, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8990955
1901 - 1911
1911
employment
Baker Journey Man
West Ham, London
United Kingdom
Source:8990954
1911
1918
missing
Source:9184973
27th May 1918 - 5th August 1918
1918
dates
Age 30
Source:8970245
5th August 1918
enlistment
Stratford, London
United Kingdom
Source:8970241
missing
Kipling memorials “commemorate a soldier who once had a registered grave in a known cemetery but whose grave was not discovered when the other graves in the cemetery were concentrated into another one
Source:9265824
service
British Army
Private
TS/4222
Army Service Corps
Source:1495482
service
British Army
Private
34918 formerly 51695 Welsh Regt
1st/5th
Bn.,Yorkshire Regiment
Source:8970241
service
British Army
Private
34918
Yorkshire Regiment
Source:8970245
1918
death
Died of wounds
The battalion was wiped out in the fighting near Craonne on 27th May 1918 and it seems he was wounded and taken prisoner at this time, dying of his wounds in German hands.
Craonne
France
Source:8970241
5th August 1918
burial
Aisne
Coucy - le - Chateau
France
34400 / Cemetery/memorial reference: Sp. Mem. No. 14.
Source:8994160
Source:9265409
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Albert Edmund |
| Initials | AE |
| Last Name | Guiver |
| Source | 8970249 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Chargeable Lane, Plaistow, London | United Kingdom | parents address | 1901 - 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | TS/4222 | Army Service Corps | Private | ||
| British Army | 34918 formerly 51695 Welsh Regt | 1st/5th | Bn.,Yorkshire Regiment | Private | |
| British Army | 34918 | Yorkshire Regiment | Private |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Guiver | mother | ||
| Henry Guiver | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pvte Arthur Frederick Benjamin Guiver | brother | 15th August 1879 |
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"NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH"MEMORIAL CROSS PLOT. Private Albert Edmund Guiver. 34918. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 51695 Welsh Regt. Son of the late Henry and Susan Guiver; brother of Miss A. A. Guiver, of 3 Chargeable Lane, Plaistow, Essex. Killed 5 August 1918. Aged 30. Born Burstard (Essex), Enlisted Stratford, Resided Plaistow. "NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH"Contributed by:
Michael118915
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Michael118915 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Michael118915 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Michael118915 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Michael118915 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Michael118915 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Kipling Memorials | Michael118915 | |
| The YORKSHIRE REGIMENT - Roll of Honour | Michael118915 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension | Michael118915 | |
| Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension | Michael118915 | |
| Yorkshire Badge | Michael118915 | |
| IRCA p.o.w. docket | Michael126217 | |
| Cemetery Registers | Michael118915 | |
| Graves Registration Report Form | Michael118915 | |
| "NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH" | Michael118915 |
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