Albert Cast
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Albert was born at Nottingham in 1898 the son of Henry John a fruit salesman and Alice Cast nee Brooks, of 8 Morris Street, Daybrook, Nottingham. His father Henry John was born in 1870 in Nottingham and his mother Alice was born in 1867 in Nottingham , they were married on 23rd November 1889 in the Ilkeston Registration district. They had seven children: - James b1891 Cossall, Ann b1893 Ilkeston, Ellen b1895 Nottm, William b1897 Nottm, Henry J b1898 Nottm, Albert b1898 Nottm and Herbert b1900 Nottm. In the 1901 census the family are living at 28 Richmond Street, Nottingham , it has not been able to trace the family on the 1911 census. Albert was educated at the Daybrook Primary School and later at the Robert Mellors Secondary School Arnold.
He enlisted into the army at Derby he was killed in action on 8th June 1917. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
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