Albert Edward Winston

Lance Corporal Albert Winston 84886 Machine Gun Corps

Barford Heritage Group

He was killed in action on Thursday 21st March 1918 aged 25.

Albert was born in Barford, the son of Sarah and Alfred Winston, a butcher.

After school he became a painter and decorator. He married Florence Robinson and lived in Yew tree Cottage, Wellesbourne Rd. Barford. They had a daughter Dora Agnes. His wife, Florence, was awarded a pension of 20 shillings and 5 pence. Later, she remarried to a Mr. Gardiner.

He enlisted in August 1916 as a machine gunner in the Worcester Regt. And served in France and Flanders.

Decorations received, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

He is commemorated on the Pozierres Memorial.

 

 

This page was added on 20/11/2014.

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