Albert Cyril Saxton
In 1911 he was a colliery horse driver below ground.
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Albert Cyril Saxton was born in 1896 at Rotherham, he was the son of John William a coal miner hewer and Rebecca Mary Saxton née Moorby of 38 Charles Street, Hucknall, he was the brother of Wilfred Henry, Annie Mary, Leonard Thomas and Gladys May Saxton.
His father John William was born in 1867 at Moorgreen, his mother Rebecca Mary Moorby was born in 1872 at Oxton, they were married in 1889 their marriage was recorded in the Rotherham registration district, they went on to have 6 children.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 38 Charles Street Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire, John William 44 yrs is a coal miner hewer, he is living with his wife Rebecca Mary 39 yrs and their children, William Henry 20 yrs a coal mioner hewer, Annie Mary 19 yrs a lace worker, Albert Cyril 15 yrs a colliery horse driver, Leonard Thomas 12 yrs a scholar and Gladys Mary 10 yrs a scholar.
Rifleman Albert Cyril Saxton enlisted at Hucknall he served with the 13th battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, he was killed in action on 11th July 1916 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Article published 27th July 1916 in the Hucknall Dispatch :-
“The second fallen here is Cyril Saxton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Saxton, of 36, Sandy Lane, Hucknall, who received the official news on Tuesday morning. [25th July 1916] However, for some ten days that have had fears of receiving such sad intelligence, seeing that friends Joe Caunt and Tom Vickers had fallen in the recent offensive. The deceased hero, who was in the King's Royal Rifles, is reported to have been killed in action on July 11th, and had he lived till the last day of the month he would have been 21 years of age. He was well liked by all who had formed his acquaintance, and the first news of his death caused considerable grief. He wrote a letter home on July 9th, which was delivered the day after the news of his death. Saxton enlisted early in January, 1915, and was trained chiefly on Salisbury Plains. He had been in France practically a year, and had never had a furlough.”
Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Albert Cyril Saxton
Photograph was published on 27th July 1916 in the Hucknall Dispatch and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918