Life story: Albert Edward Tooke | Lives of the First World War

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1892

sibling Arthur Porter Source:8562343 1892

1894

sibling Millicent Alice Aka 'millie' Tooke Source:8562343 29th June 1894

1895

sibling Frederick William R Aka 'fred' Tooke Source:4473241 1895

1896

sibling Ada Evelyn Aka 'evelyn' Tooke Source:8562343 9th August 1896

1897

birth 46 Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:4473241 Source:8562226 11th November 1897

1897

location 46 Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8562226 11th November 1897

1899

sibling Thomas Aka 'tom' Tooke Source:4473241 27th March 1899

1900

sibling Leonard Walter Aka 'len' Tooke Source:8562343 29th July 1900

1901

location 46 Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8562226 3rd March 1901

1901

dates Age 3 Source:8562341 31st March 1901

1902

sibling Doris Elizabeth Aka 'doris' Or 'dorothy' Tooke Source:8562343 13th September 1902

1905

sibling Gladys May Aka 'gladys' Tooke Source:8562343 15th May 1905

1906

sibling Jessie Ena Aka 'ena' Tooke Source:8562343 1906

1908

sibling William Harold Known As 'harold' Tooke Source:8562343 1908

1909

sibling George Ernest Known As 'ernest' Tooke Source:8562343 1909

1911

sibling Frank - No Other Name Tooke Source:8562343 12th March 1911

1911

dates Age 13 Source:8562343 2nd April 1911

1911

employment Draper's errand boy Wisbech United Kingdom Source:4473241 2nd April 1911

1911

location 10 Mount Terrace, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8562343 2nd April 1911

1914

sibling Stanley Edward Known As 'stan' Tooke Source:8562343 3rd May 1914

1915

appointments Qualified machine gunner with 3/1st Cambs, in UK Source:8562325 September 1915 - 17th August 1916

1915

enlistment Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:4473241 September 1915

1915

service British Army Private 4197 Cambridgeshire Regiment 3/1st Battalion Source:8562325 September 1915 - September 1916

1916

service British Army Private G/14886 Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion Source:8562325 September 1916 - 31st December 1916

1916

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8561920 September 1916 - October 1916

1916

hospitalisation Wounded in leg(s) Hospital/Institution Source:8561920 October 1916

1917

service British Army Private G/14886 Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion Source:8562153 1st January 1917 - 14th December 1917

1917

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8561976 1st January 1917 - 14th December 1917

1917

location 10 Mount Terrace, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8562209 1917

1917

hospitalisation Shrapnel wounds above left eye and in arm. Hospital/Institution Source:8561976 29th July 1917

1917

hospitalisation Wound entered the back of his neck and penetrated the spine, leaving him 'so very, very helpless'. Hospital/Institution Source:8562153 21st November 1917

1917

dates Age 20 Source:8562153 14th December 1917

employment Flower nursery worker R H Bath Ltd AKA The Floral Farms Wisbech United Kingdom Source:4473241

1917

death Died of wounds Albert was wounded on 21/11/1917. The wound entered the back of his neck and penetrated his spine. He died on 14/12/1917. It seems that his spinal injury had left him paralysed. 2nd Station Hospital, Abbeville France Source:7021137 Source:4473241 Source:8562153 14th December 1917

burial Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France III.F.14 Source:4473241

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Albert Edward
Initials	AE
Last Name	Tooke
Source	7021137

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
10 Mount Terrace, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	parents address	2nd April 1911
10 Mount Terrace, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	parents address	1917
46 Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	parents address	11th November 1897
46 Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	parents address	3rd March 1901

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	4197	Cambridgeshire Regiment	3/1st Battalion	Private
British Army	G/14886	Royal Sussex Regiment	13th Battalion	Private
British Army	G/14886	Royal Sussex Regiment	7th Battalion	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
Elizabeth Alice Aka Alice Tooke	mother
William Tooke	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Arthur Porter	brother	1892
Millicent Alice Aka 'millie' Tooke	sister	29th June 1894
Frederick William R Aka 'fred' Tooke	brother	1895
Ada Evelyn Aka 'evelyn' Tooke	sister	9th August 1896
Thomas Aka 'tom' Tooke	brother	27th March 1899
Leonard Walter Aka 'len' Tooke	brother	29th July 1900
Doris Elizabeth Aka 'doris' Or 'dorothy' Tooke	sister	13th September 1902
Gladys May Aka 'gladys' Tooke	sister	15th May 1905
Jessie Ena Aka 'ena' Tooke	sister	1906
William Harold Known As 'harold' Tooke	brother	1908
George Ernest Known As 'ernest' Tooke	brother	1909
Frank - No Other Name Tooke	brother	12th March 1911
Stanley Edward Known As 'stan' Tooke	brother	3rd May 1914

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1917	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Private Albert Edward Tooke in 1916

Close-up from a group photograph taken at his sister Millicent's wedding in the spring of 1916.

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Photos on p.8, Wisbech Standard of 27/10/1917

Photos of local casualties. Albert Tooke is 2nd from right.

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Report on p.8, Wisbech Standard of 27/10/1917.

Report of Albert Tooke having been wounded in the leg(s) and being in Leicester Hospital.

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Roll of Honour, p.5 Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917.

Roll of Honour, p.5 Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917. Lists Albert Tooke as a casualty.

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Photos, p.8 Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917

Photos of casualties including Albert Tooke

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Casualty report, p.5, Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917

Report of Albert receiving shrapnel wounds above left eye and in arm, and writing to his parents.

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Wisbech Standard, December (probably 21st) 1917

Report of Albert Tooke's death from wounds. NB the newspaper erroneously transposed the titles for the photos of Albert and Pte Swaine. Albert is on the right.

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Cambridge Independent Press 24/9/1915

News of Albert Tooke's enlistment.

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Grave Registration Report

Grave Registration Report showing Albert's grave at Abbeville

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War Graves Register

War Graves Register listing Albert Tooke's grave, parents and home address.

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Medal Index Card

Albert Tooke's medal index card, showing units, service numbers and medal entitlement.

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Register of Soldiers' Effects

Register of Soldiers' Effects showing wages owed to Albert at time of death and that sums due were paid to his family.

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Birth Certificate: Albert Edward Tooke

Birth Certificate: shows date and place of Albert's birth, names of his parents and occupation of his father.

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Headstone Schedule 1 of 2

Schedule showing details of Albert Tooke's headstone.

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Headstone Schedule 2 of 2

Shows headstone inscription chosen by Albert's father William Tooke: 'One of the kindest, one of the best'.

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Grave Photograph

Photograph of Albert Tooke's grave in Abbeville.

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Wisbech War Memorial

War Memorial at The Crescent, Wisbech. Albert's name is on this (see separate photo).

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Albert on Wisbech War Memorial.

Albert's name on the Wisbech War Memorial.

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Ely Cathedral Memorial.

Albert's name on the memorial in St George's Chapel, Ely, Cambridgeshire. There was a spelling error. The 'e' at the end of his surname was omitted. I paid to have it corrected in 2013.

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Chichester Cathedral memorial.

Memorial to the Fallen of 7 Bn., Royal Sussex Regt., in St George's Chapel, Chichester Cathedral.

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1901 Census Return.

Shows Albert Tooke age 3 living with his family at 46 Lynn Road, Wisbech.

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1911 Census return

Shows Albert Tooke, a 13-year-old draper's errand boy, living with his family at 10 Mount Terrace, Wisbech.

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
The History of the Seventh (Service) Battalion the Royal Sussex regiment 1914-1919	Peter41019
The War Diary of 7 Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.	Peter41019
Tells where the Wisbech War Memorial is located and gives account of Albert Tooke.	Peter41019
Shows details of Albert Tooke's grave, and more images of it.	Peter41019
Site recording the Cambridgeshire Regiment 1914-18.	Peter41019

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Private Albert Edward Tooke in 1916	Peter41019
Photos on p.8, Wisbech Standard of 27/10/1917	Peter41019
Report on p.8, Wisbech Standard of 27/10/1917.	Peter41019
Roll of Honour, p.5 Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917.	Peter41019
Photos, p.8 Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917	Peter41019
Casualty report, p.5, Wisbech Standard 10/8/1917	Peter41019
Wisbech Standard, December (probably 21st) 1917	Peter41019
Cambridge Independent Press 24/9/1915	Peter41019
Grave Registration Report	Peter41019
War Graves Register	Peter41019
Medal Index Card	Peter41019
Register of Soldiers' Effects	Peter41019
Birth Certificate: Albert Edward Tooke	Peter41019
Headstone Schedule 1 of 2	Peter41019
Headstone Schedule 2 of 2	Peter41019
Grave Photograph	Peter41019
Wisbech War Memorial	Peter41019
Albert on Wisbech War Memorial.	Peter41019
Ely Cathedral Memorial.	Peter41019
Chichester Cathedral memorial.	Peter41019
1901 Census Return.	Peter41019
1911 Census return	Peter41019

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