Albert Charles Godbold

A Private with the 18th Battalion, Albert died on 13th of September 1918 aged 19. 

Albert was born at Lowestoft in 1899, a son of Albert and Margaret Maria Godbold. He was baptised at Saint John’s Church on 14 July 1899 and his family lived at 17 Arnold Street and in 1901 they lived at 22 Arnold Street. Later they lived at 49 Carlton Road, Pakefield.

Albert enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Lancashire Fusiliers, service number 56795, and was posted to the 18th Battalion in France. From 8 to 16 September 1918 the 18th Battalion were at Belgian Battery Corner, mainly involved in wiring at the front line trenches. There is no record of precisely what happened to Albert other than that he was killed in action.