Albert James Harvey
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: Royal Marines Light Infantry
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private PLY/15306
Parents: James and Alice Elizabeth Harvey (nee Williams)
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: Parkwall Road, Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Bristol. Lived: (1901 Census) Mound Court Farm, Siston, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Baker before enlisting
Date of birth: 23/05/1894
Date of death: 28/06/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: St. Barnabas Churchyard (S.W.E. 16.), Warmley, Bristol
Age: 25
Further information:
Albert was born on 23 May 1894 (baptised at St. Barnabas Church on 15 July 1894). He married Ethel (nee Brewer) at St Barnabas Church on 27 November 1915).
Albert enlisted in the Plymouth Division, 4th Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry on 26 April 1911. He initially served on several ships, mainly HMS Conqueror, and was present at the Battle of Jutland on 31.5.1916. From February 1918 he served with the Royal Marine Battalion and was part of the Zeebrugge raid on 23 April 1918 where he was wounded in action. The Zeebrugge action saw the award of 8 Victoria Crosses.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Forces War Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.