Jon6640 Posted 1 November , 2006 Share Posted 1 November , 2006 Whilst at Cannock Chase Commonwealth War Cemetery I came across the below grave: Name: URELL, ALBERT EDWARD EASTER Initials: A E E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Boy Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery Unit Text: No.1 Depot Age: 16 Date of Death: 16/08/1918 Service No: 101758 Additional information: Son of Henry James Albert and Laura Catharine Elizabeth Urell, of 5, Hoe Gate Place, Plymouth, Devon. Born at Hythe, Kent. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 4. G. 13. Cemetery: CANNOCK CHASE WAR CEMETERY Can anyone shed some light on what No1 Depot was, and where it was based(possibly how Albert ended up in Staffordshire)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 1 November , 2006 Share Posted 1 November , 2006 John 6640 The Long Long Trail can help you here: http://www.1914-1918.net/artillery_home.htm Scroll down to RGA and you will see where No 1 Depot was ! Best wishes Sotomate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 1 November , 2006 Share Posted 1 November , 2006 A very interesting question is how he was serving at all, at that age, in 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 1 November , 2006 Share Posted 1 November , 2006 Also that on the 1901 census his father, 37 years, is an "Officers servant School of Musketry"? Henry was born in India and is wife was only 22. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 2 November , 2006 Share Posted 2 November , 2006 Sotonmate I too looked up where No.1 Depot was on the Long Long Trail and thought it was at Derby, but as I have requested in my post on Units "128 siege Battery" about its location, this grave seems to imply that it was at Rugeley. I'm getting confused. Regards Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 17 July , 2018 Share Posted 17 July , 2018 (edited) Several pages from 'Burnt Documents' on FMP. Notes from The Duke of York's Royal Military School include details ...."His father, Bandsman Henry J A Urell served in the 7th Hussars". A Telegram reporting his death - Cannock Chase (Rugeley Camp). Visited on Sunday 15th July 2018. Edited 17 July , 2018 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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