LAMB Albert William

  • First Name(s):
    Albert 
    William 
  • Surname:
    LAMB
  • Service Number:
    21412
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    21st April 1917
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    St Leger British Cemetery, France, Grave C. 25.
  • Place of Birth:
    Ombersley, Worcestershire, resident Honeybourne, Worcestershire, enlisted Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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LAMB Albert William Is Named On These Memorials

Honeybourne St Ecgwins Church

Further Information About LAMB Albert William

The following information has been researched by Brian Hill:
Albert Lamb was born in Ombersley, the son of William Henry and Ellen lamb.  In 1911 the family were resident at Spring Lane, Malvern link; Albert was employed as a “Dairy Farm Boy”.

Albert Lamb first saw action in Gallipoli where he landed on 15th June 1915.  On the evening of 21st April 1917, when Albert was killed during the battle of Arras, the 2nd Worcesters moved up from Judas Farm amid an intermittent bombardment and took over the outpost line North of Croiselles.  Their casualties during the night were 3 killed and 2 wounded.  He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. His younger brother, Joseph Henry Lamb also served, initially with the Gloucestershire Regiment and later with the Worcestershire Regiment.

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