Reeve, Albert Edward

Summary

Father: Henry Richard Reeve
Mother: Elizabeth

Birth: 2 Jun 1891, Eaton, Norfolk
Birth Source: Baptism & Census

Death: 13 Aug 1915, At Sea
Death Source: War Dead

Spouse1:

Narrative

From Eaton, St Andrew and Christchurch, Norfolk Parish Registers:

• 1891 Sep 27 Born June 2 1891 | Albert Edward | Henry Richard & Elizabeth | Reeve | Eaton | Labourer | W Melville ? Vicar

Albert was listed age 9, born in Eaton, Norfolk, in 1901, living in Neatishead, Norfolk with his parents Henry and Elizabeth.

In 1911, he was age 19, born in Eton, Norfol, living in Kirby Bedon Bramerton, Norfolk, with his parents.

Albert was in WWI in the 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment. The Pension Ledger and Index card states he died 13 Aug 1915, service number 20624, with his mother's name as Elizabeth.

Research Notes

Sources

Baptism:    Eaton, St Andrew and Christchurch, Norfolk Parish Baptism Register 1863-1897, PD 72/6
Death:        UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (Ancestry)
                     CWGC    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/683188/albert-edward-reeve/

1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1820, Folio 44 face, Page 7, Schedule 42
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 11366, Reg. Dist. 224, Reg. SD 2, ED 7, Schedule 39

UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 (Ancestry), Reference Number: 11/Pp/35949, /D/49

From Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1918 at FindMyPast

First name(s)       Albert Edward
Last name           Reeve
Rank                Private
Service number      20624
Battalion           1st Battalion.
Regiment            Essex Regiment
Battalion details   4.8.14 Dinapore. 19.10.14 embarked at Bombay for U.K. landing at Plymouth 19 Nov. and to Winchester joining 81st Bde. 27th Div. 20.12.14 landed at Havre. 27.11.15 embarked at Marseilles. 12.12.15 landed at Salonika. 30.9.18 81st Bde. 27th Div. Macedonia; Izlis, N.W. of Doiran.
Birth place         Eaton, Norfolk
Residence           Gateley, Norfolk
Enlistment place    Norwich
Death day           13
Death month         8
Death year          1915
Death place         At Sea
Theatre of war      At Sea
Cause of death      Died
Supplementary notes FORMERLY 17953, NORFOLK REGT.
Record set          Soldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919
Category            Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory         First World War
Collections from    Great Britain, UK None