Albert Edward Moore
Item
Title
Albert Edward Moore
Who?
Albert Edward Moore
Item(s)
Chess Set
Medal
Ripped photograph
Sketchbook
Swagger Stick
Medal
Ripped photograph
Sketchbook
Swagger Stick
Story
Albert Edward Lord was the youngest of 6 children, born in Halifax, Yorkshire. The chess set was used in the trenches and there is also a sketchbook with drawings by Albert Lord which he drew during the war. There is a photograph which was torn into pieces and pieced back together.
He served in France and Belgium and was wounded in action and repatriated to a hospital in Sheffield where he died of his wounds (April 1918). He was later buried in Halifax.
He served in France and Belgium and was wounded in action and repatriated to a hospital in Sheffield where he died of his wounds (April 1918). He was later buried in Halifax.
When?
1914-1918
Where?
France, Belgium and Germany. Buried in Halifax, Yorkshire.
Contributor
Angela Moore - Albert was her grandfather's brother
Collection Day
South West Roadshow, Plymouth
This item was submitted on June 3, 2019