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Albert William TUNE

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Surname: TUNE

Forename(s): Albert William

Place of Birth: Frodingham, Lincolnshire

Service No: 4745

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion

Division: 49th (West Riding) Division

Age: 27

Date of Death: 1916-08-29

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VII. H. 2.

CWGC Cemetery: LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Albert William Tune was the son of Joseph Rodgers and Hannah Tune, née Roberts. Joseph was born at Misterton, Nottinghamshire and Hannah at Broughton, Lincolnshire.

1891 Frodingham, Lincolnshire Census: 4th Street South - Albert Wm. Tune, aged 1 year, born Frodingham, son of Joseph R. and Hannah Tune.

1901 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Census: 2, Etherington Street - Albert William Tune, aged 11 years, born Frodingham, Lincolnshire, son of Joseph Rodg. and Hannah Tune.

1911 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Census: 5, Etherington Street - Albert Tune, aged 21 years, born Frodingham, Lincolnshire, son of Hannah Tune (married).

The British Army Service Record for Albert William Tune exists but may be incomplete.

Albert is commemorated in the Gainsborough Roll of Honour booklet and a printed physical memorial at Gainsborough Heritage Centre.

See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

TUNE, A.W., West Riding Regiment, son of Mrs. Tune, Main Street, Sutton, killed in action Aug. 29, 1916.

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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

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Surname: TUNE

Forename(s): Albert William

Born:

Residence: Sutton-in-Craven, Yorks

Enlisted: Skipton, Yorks

Number: 4745

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion: 1/6th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 29/08/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: TUNE

Forename(s): A W

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 4745

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Unit: 1st/6th Bn.

Age: 27

Awards:

Died Date: 29/08/1916

Additional Information: Son of Mrs Hannah Tune, of 40, Main St., Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, Yorks. (CWGC Headstone Personal Inscription: SON OF HANNAH TUNE 40 MAIN STREET SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN, KEIGHLEY)

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Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille

Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille

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Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille

Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille

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St Thomas's Churchyard, Sutton-in-Craven

St Thomas's Churchyard, Sutton-in-Craven

Family gravestone

St Thomas's Churchyard, Sutton-in-Craven

St Thomas's Churchyard, Sutton-in-Craven

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25 August 1916

ANOTHER SUTTON SOLDIER WOUNDED

Mrs. Tune of Main Street, Sutton Mill, received a letter from the War Office, informing her that her son, Private Albert Tune, had been wounded. The letter is as follows:–

“I regret to inform you that a report has this day been received that 4745 Pte. Albert W. Tune, 1/6th West Riding Regiment, was wounded in action abroad (locality not stated) on the 12th August 1916. I am at the same time to express the sympathy and regret of the Army Council. Any further information received in this office as to his condition will be at once notified to you.”

(Signed) E. JOHNSON, Lieutenant.

Private Tune joined the Forces in November 1915, and was trained with the 3rd 6th Duke of Wellington’s at Clipstone. He was transferred from the 3rd battalion to the 1st and went to France at the beginning of February last. He has not been home since he was sent to ‘somewhere in France’ and has only been home once since enlisting. At the time of enlistment he was a worsted weaver at Messrs. T. and M. Bairstow’s, Sutton Mills. He resided with his mother and sisters in Sutton Mill.

08 September 1916

TUNE – Killed in action in France, August 29th, Pte. A. W. Tune, West Riding Regiment, son of Mrs. Tune, Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, aged 27 years.

08 September 1916

SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN – ANOTHER SOLDIER MAKES THE GREAT SACRIFICE

Mrs. Tune, of Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, has received a letter from one of the officers in the West Riding Regiment, stating that her son, Private A. W. Tune, was killed on the 29th August. The letter is as follows:– Dear Mrs. Tune, – I very much regret having to inform you that your son was killed yesterday afternoon. He was struck in the neck by a piece of shrapnel, and died very shortly afterwards. There is little I can offer you in the way of consolation, except that your son was a great favourite with his comrades and I valued his services very much indeed. He died like a soldier and a true man. Please accept my sincerest sympathy. I am, yours sincerely, A. O. DONNA.

She has also received a letter from Captain Sam Clough as follows:– Dear Mrs. Tune,–It is with deep sorrow that I have to tell you of the death of your son yesterday afternoon. He was in an advance trench at the time, and was struck in the neck by a piece of shrapnel, being killed instantly. He was taken away during the night, and this morning was buried in a small cemetery set apart for soldiers killed in action, about half a mile behind the firing line. We were all very much upset about it. He was a popular man in the camp and an excellent soldier, being most willing and reliable. Several times he has been in charge on sentry duty, and he stood a very good chance of being promoted in the near future. His platoon officer has often told me what a good soldier he was. Please accept the deepest sympathy of the officers, N.C.O.’s and men of B Company. Yours sincerely, SAM H. CLOUGH (Captain).

Private Tune was 27 years of age, and only a few weeks ago was slightly wounded. He enlisted about nine months ago and was trained at Clipstone, after which he went to France. Prior to enlistment he worked at Messrs. T. and M. Bairstow’s Sutton Mills. He lived with his mother and sisters in Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, and was highly respected by all who knew him.

13 October 1916

SUTTON – THE ROLL OF HONOUR

Writing in the Parish Magazine on the war, the Vicar of Sutton (Rev. A.R. Light) gives a list of men from the Parish of Sutton, who have fallen in defence of their country as follows:–Arnold Healey, Walter Haggas, Lyall Taylor, Edmund Wilkinson, Norman Riley, Nelson W. Petty, Richard Whitehall, Albert Wm. Tune, Frederick W. Thompson, Henry Taylor, Joseph G. Bancroft, Cedric Fawcett Horsfall.
Mr. Light also says: “I have not in the Magazine mentioned by name those from this place who have given their lives for their country, not because I have forgotten such promising young men as Henry Taylor, and others whose names hang in the Church porch, and, indeed, as I write this, I fear lest it may even be dimly thought that one may seem to be valued more than another. All who are fighting are equally dear to God, and it is also true to say that both rich and poor are giving their best, offering on an altar watered with tears those whose lives are so much to them. All those boys who formed our first patrol of Scouts have almost gone to the front, and only last week we heard of Reginald Ellison being wounded, but we hope his life will yet be spared.

To every mother whose heart aches with anxiety or for actual loss, I offer most true sympathy, whether such are connected with us in the worship of Sutton Church or not, and one cannot help feeling in such times as these that religious differences are not, and cannot be again, as great and as dividing as they have seemed in the past, and that all are one family of God. May each one of these, who will never enter into our lives here again, rest in peace.”

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08 September 1916

SUTTON MILL SOLDIER’S DEATH

Mrs. Tune, of Main Street, Sutton Mill, received information on Sunday morning last from Capt. Sam H. Clough of Steeton that her son, Private A. W. Tune, of the West Riding Regiment, had been killed on August the 29th. Pte. Tune joined the Duke’s in November last, being previously employed by Messrs. T. and M. Bairstow.

The following is a copy of a letter received by his mother from Capt. Clough:– “It is with deep sorrow that I have to tell you of the death of your son yesterday afternoon. He was in an advanced trench at the time and was struck in the neck by a piece of shell, being killed instantaneously. He was taken away during the night, and this morning, the 30th, was buried in a small cemetery set apart for soldiers killed in action, about half a mile behind the firing line. We were all much upset by it. He was a popular soldier, being always most willing and reliable. Several times he has been in charge of sentry groups. He stood a very good chance of being promoted in the near future. His platoon officer has often told me what an excellent soldier he was. Please accept the deepest sympathy of the officers, N.C.O.s and men of the B Company.”

Mrs. Tune has also received a letter from Lieut. A.O. Donna, offering his sympathy and speaking in high terms of the deceased soldier and of his popularity amongst his comrades. He adds, “He died like a soldier and a true man.”

10 November 1916

SUTTON – MEMORIAL SERVICE AND CHURCH PARADE

On Sunday morning a memorial service to those who had fallen during the war from Sutton parish was held in St. Thomas’s Church, conducted by Rev. A.R. Light (vicar). About 60 members of the local Volunteer Corps were present, having met in the Friendly Societies’ Hall yard, under the leadership of Commander Clough. Special lessons were read and special psalms were sung. ‘O rest in the Lord’ was given on the organ by Mr. A.E. Foulds. The Vicar asked the congregation to offer prayers for the souls of those who had fallen. The following names were read out:– Privates Arnold Healey, F.W. Thompson, Walter Haggas, J.G. Bancroft, Evelyn Fisher, Tom Summerskill, Norman Riley, Henry Taylor, Lyall Taylor, R. Whitehall, E. Wilkinson, A.W. Tune, Lieut. Nelson Petty, and Capt. C.F. Horsfall.

The text from which the very sympathetic discourse was preached was 2nd Samuel, 1., 26, David’s lamentation over the death of his friend Jonathan. At the close of the very impressive service Chopin’s ‘Funeral March’ was given on the organ. At the close of the evening service, which was again conducted by the Vicar, the ‘Dead March’ in ‘Saul’ was played, and the National Anthem sung.

03 August 1917

SUTTON

DEDICATION OF ROLL OF HONOUR – A special service, reverent and very beautiful throughout, the dedication of the roll of honour, was conducted in St. Thomas’s Church on Sunday evening last by the vicar, Rev. A. R. Light. The roll of honour is a triptych, the top panel, a beautiful inlet picture representing ‘The Great Sacrifice.’ It contains the names of the fallen heroes, viz., Arnold Healey, F.W. Thompson, Norman Riley, Lyall Taylor, J.G. Bancroft, E. Wilkinson, Nelson Petty, W. Haggas, G. Sanderson, R. Whitehall, W. Hargreaves, T. Summerskill, A.W. Tune, C.F. Horsfall, Lewis Binns,Albert Binns, E. Fisher, and W. Blake Spencer. The left panel represents ‘The White Comrade,’ and the right ‘The watch on many waters,’ in very artistic colours. The large centre space contains the names of all who were residents in the Sutton parish and are still serving their King and country. The sermon was from the text, “Through God we shall do valiantly.” The large congregation left the church to the strains of the French National Anthem.

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