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ALBERT WILLIS
1914 -
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Albert Willis was a farm worker and lived with his father and brother Alfred at Butlers Hall Farm, Bulmer.
He served with the 2nd Btn. York and Lancaster Regt. (Private 8113), in France.
Albert died from his wounds on June 27th 1915. Aged 27
He is buried in Hop Store Cemetery, Ref. Plot 1 Row E Grave 18.
Both brothers are also on the Roll of Honour in the church at Wickham St Pauls.
First Name: Albert John
Initials: A J
Surname: Willis
DOB: Circa 1888
Age: 27
Birth Town: Steeple, Bumpstead
Resided Town: Haverhill, Essex
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 27/06/1915
Fate: Died of Wounds
Information: Parent: George Willis, of Butlers Farm, Bulmer, nr. Sudbury, Suffolk.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 8113
Duty Location:
France And Flanders
Rank: Private
Service No: 8113
Date of Death: 27/06/1915
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: Plot I. Row C. Grave 18.
Cemetery: HOP STORE CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of George Willis, of Butlers Farm, Bulmer, nr. Sudbury, Suffol
Yorks and Lancs Regiment 2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Limerick, Ireland at the outbreak of war as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division and then moved to Cambridge
09.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
During 1915
The action at Hooge.
