Albert William Haddingham

A Gunner with 177th Siege Battery, Albert died on 9th of December 1917 at the age of 19. 

Albert was born at Blundeston in 1898, a son of William James and Edith Isabel Haddingham. In 1901 his family lived at The Street, Blundeston, and they still lived at The Street in 1911.

Albert enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, service number 147081, and was posted to France to serve with 177 Siege Battery. 

In December 1917 177 Siege Battery provided artillery support for operations to the south-east of Passchendaele, particularly in the vicinity of Moorslede. On 9 December an enemy shell fell on a shelter wounding three men. It is believed that Albert was one of the men wounded. He died of his wounds at 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, France. 

Note: transcriptions of some records give the family surname as Haddington. However, both the 1911 Census, the Army Register of Soldiers' Effects and medal rolls show Albert's surname as Haddingham.