Albert Bertie Hayward Yallop

A Gunner with 180th Siege Battery, Albert died on 29th of April 1918 at the age of 27. 

Albert was born at Lowestoft on 10 November 1890, a son of James Samuel and Harriet Elizabeth Yallop. He was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 3 December 1890, and his family lived at Wilde’s Score East. In 1891 his family lived at 15 Wilde’s Street. By 1901 his family were living at 2 Spurgeon’s Score. In 1911 the family were living at 27 Beccles Road, and Albert was a coal merchant on his own account. 

Albert married Agnes Sarah Stanton at Saint Margaret’s Church on 21 June 1914. Albert was a cola merchant living at 27 Beccles Road, and Agnes lived at 44 Beccles Road. By 1915 they were living at 72 Crown Street. Later Agnes lived in Ipswich. 

Albert was working as a coal merchant when he attested for the Army on 10 December 1915. He was called up on 15 May 1916 and joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, service number 82481. Albert was posted to No 1 Depot and, from 27 May 1916, the Dover Garrison. On 6 June 1916 he was posted to 144 Siege Battery and arrived in France on 16 August 1916. On 14 May 1917 Albert was admitted to hospital and was discharged, to the Base, on 17 June 1917. Then, on 25 June 1917, he joined 180 Siege Battery. Albert was admitted to hospital on 12 August 1917 and rejoined his unit on 16 August. He was granted leave to the U.K. in November 1917.   

No precise details of what happened to Albert are known: there is no surviving war diary for his battery. We do know that he was killed in action.