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Surname: CHESTER
Forename(s): Albert
Place of Birth: Waddington, Yorkshire
Service No: 57852
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 4th (Reserve) Battalion
Division: ---
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1918-11-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: WADDINGTON (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: WADDINGTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Albert Chester was the son of Robert and Ellen Chester, née Brock. Robert was born at Waddington, Yorkshire and Ellen at Evancoyd, Radnorshire, Wales.
1901 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: 2, Back Fold - Albert Chester, aged 1 year, born Waddington, son of Robert and Ellen Chester.
1911 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: Albert Chester, aged 11 years, born Waddington, son of Robert and Ellen Chester.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Albert Chester, 57852, 4 Bn East York. Date and Place of Death: 11.11.18. Mil. Hos. Beverley. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Robert. £3 5s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Albert. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ellen Chester, born 1877. Relationship: Mother. Address: 63, Musker [sic] Row, Waddington, Yorks.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Private Albert CHESTER
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Yorkshire Regiment
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St Helen's Churchyard, Waddington
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St Helen's Churchyard, Waddington
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15 November 1918
WADDINGTON - Sad Death of a Young Soldier
The village received a great shock to hear that Albert Chester, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chester, of Masker Row, Waddington, had died from double pneumonia. He was only 18 years of age. It is only two months since he joined up, and about a fortnight since he had an attack of influenza. Last Friday his parents received a telegram from Hull, where he was stationed, to say he was seriously ill. His mother went to see him at once, and stayed with him until he died. He was a popular lad in the village. The greatest sympathy is felt for his mother and father in their sad loss.
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