Albert Edward Hoffen
Service Number
71619
Military Unit
2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
13 May 1917 (20 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was an errand boy in 1911.
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Family History
He was the son of Richard and Eliza Hoffen and the brother of Agnes, Lily, Mabel, John and Harold Hoffen. They lived at 7 Bleasby Street, Sneinton, Nottingham.
Military History
Private Albert Edward Hoffen, served with the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment, he was killed in action on 12th April 1917. He is buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery,(grave ref l.R.22).
Extra Information
Nottingham Post notice (abridged), 18 May 1917: 'Hoffen. Killed in action (-), Lance Corporal (sic) Albert Edward, age 20, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Richard Hoffen, 7 Bleasby Street, Sneinton. Mother, father, brothers, sisters.'
Photographs
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