Albert Stanley Warby

A Private with 88th Field Ambulance, Albert died on 4th of October 1917 at the age of 24. 

Albert was born at Walworth, London, on 20 December 1892, a son of John and Jane Warby. He was baptised at Rodney Road Wesly-Methodist Chapel, Lockfields, Surrey, on 15 January 1893 and his family lived at 29 Barlow Street.   In 1901 his family lived at 26 Maidstone Road. From 12 September 1905 Albert attended Lowestoft School of Science, and, at that time, his family lived at 363 London Road South. By 1911 Albert’s family were living at 21 Clapham Road and Albert was a booking clerk at The Claremont Pier.  

Albert was a student at Lowestoft Technical School before attending teacher training at Peterborough College. 

Albert married Ida Mary Smith at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, on 18 April 1917. The marriage register states that Albert was a school teacher living at 52 Church Road, and Ida lived at 65 Rotterdam Road. Note: newspaper reports show that Albert was already serving in the R.A.M.C. when he married Ida. Ida was still living at 65 Rotterdam Road in 1917.

Albert enlisted in the Army at Norwich. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, service number 2289, and was later renumbered 475299. He was posted to France to serve with 88th Field Ambulance.  

On 3 October 1917 40 men and three motor ambulances of 88 Field Ambulance were attached to 87 Field Ambulance. On 4 October the 87th Field Ambulance were supporting the 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and other units, in an attack on the railway near Langemarck. Albert was one of a party of men, under Captain Caesar, manning an Aid Post at Reitres Farm. A shell exploded at the east side of the post and one man was killed, one severely wounded, and 20 others sustaining wounds. Albert died on 4 October. It is thought that Albert was the man severely wounded and that he died of wounds the same day. It seems that all of the men killed or wounded at Reitres Farm were attached from 87 Field Ambulance.  

Albert was buried at map reference B.23.c.5.1. (this may have been a small cemetery). In 1919 he was reburied at Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery.