Albert Edward Cresswell
Service Number
288099
Military Unit
6th Perthshire Bn The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Date of birth
Date of Death
24 Oct 1915 (23 years old)
Place of Birth
Stapleford Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a butcher in 1911.
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Family History
Albert Edward was born in 1892 the son of George a railway engine driver and Ellen Cresswell née Ball and the brother of George William Cresswell.
George was born in 1849 at Pammington, Gloucestershire, Ellen Ball was born in 1854 at Brecon, Wales, married in 1879 at Brecknock
In 1911 they lived at 41 Brookhill Road Stapleford Nottinghamshire.
Military History
Private Albert Edward Cresswell enlisted at Nottingham initially serving with the service number 238617 in the Royal Engineers, he was killed in action on 24th October 1915 whilst serving with the 6th battalion The Black Watch and is buried in Thiant Communal Cemetery, France.
Extra Information
Additional Research by David Nunn
Photographs
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