Albert Castell
He was a coal miner.
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Albert Castell was born in 1895 at Wilford, he was the son of Thomas a coal miner hewer and Elizabeth Castell née Bourne and the brother of Emma, Olive and Sarah Ann Castell. of Nottingham.
His father Thomas was born in 1877, his mother Elizabeth Selina Bourne was born in 1864 both were born in Newhall, Derbyshire they were married on 29th December 1873 at Newhall they went on to have 9 children.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 29 Redland Grove Carlton Nottingham Thomas 59 yrs a coal miner was living with his wife Elizabeth 47 yrs and their children, Emma 34 yrs a hosiery overlooker, Olive 20 yrs a blouse maker, Joseph 17 yrs a coal miner hewer and Albert 16 yrs a coal miner hewer.
Private Albert Castell enlisted at Doncaster, he served with the 2nd battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action at Hill 60 on 18th April 1915, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate memorial, Belgium
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Albert Castell
Ypres Menin Gate memorial, Belgium, courtesy of the cwgc