Richard Allbury, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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Title
Richard Allbury, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Who?
Richard Allbury - British Expeditionary Force (Service Number R/351). Army Reserve 10/12/1915; Entered 16/10/1916; Draft for BEF 2/1/1917. Joined Nelson Battalion 23/1/1917. Killed in Post 12 by own shelling, on 2/2/1917. War Diary states - Artillery notified, shells falling short. A Leather Dresser in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Born Bermondsey, London. Buried Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
Item(s)
Photo - Richard Allbury - R/351 - O.S. A.B. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Story
Richard Allbury, born 15/12/1886, Bermondsey. Married to Clara Allbury (nee Small). Address: 118 Lower Street, (later of 21 Field Street) Kettering. Died 2/2/1917. Buried Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
When?
02/02/1917
Where?
Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
Contributor
Linda, Gt. Niece.
This item was submitted on April 29, 2019