FREDERICK Albones
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Fred Albones was a Worksop man, born and bred. He was born in 1892. He had 9 siblings all born in Worksop to Jesse and Annie Albones. By 1911 all the family had moved and were now living at Hardwick, Clumber Park, Worksop. All the males in the family were working on the estate, Fred being recorded as a “dogman on estate”.
Fred enlisted at Worksop at the start of the war being attested on 26th August 1914. He disembarked in France 18th March 1915 and after a short time was granted 7 days leave from 19th Jan 1916 to 26th January. He was killed in action 8 months later and remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Pte. Fred Albones Worksop Guardian 17 November 1916 This week we reproduce a photograph of Pte. Fred Albones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Albones, of Hardwick Clumber, whose death in action was reported recently. Pte. Albones was one of four brothers who have done service for their country. He and his twin brother, Frank, enlisted in the Nott’s and Derby’s shortly after the out break of war. Before the war his brother, William, had joined the Coldstreams, and a fourth brother, Charles, joined the 6th Lincoln’s, and has been wounded three times, and is now in hospital. The dead lad was drafted to France on March 18th, 1915, and after ten months experience in the trenches he had a short leave home. He returned to take part in the fighting subsequent to the Great Push, and was killed in action on September 11th. He was a brave lad, and a good soldier, and had many friends in Clumber Park and neighbourhood, who will deplore his death. Previous to enlistment he worked on the Clumber Estate.
CWG additional information:- Son of Mr. T. and Mrs. A. Albones, of Budby Corner, Clumber Park, Worksop, Notts, Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Research by Colin Dannatt
