Rank
Private
Regiment
Essex Regiment
Date of death
14 January 1916
Age of death
21
Address
1 Melbourne Terrace
Daisy Road
South Woodford
Woodford
Essex
E18 1EA
Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
Belgium
Biography
Born in 1895 at Forest Gate, son of Charles (Bricklayer) and Matilda Jeal. 1911: The family was at 1 Melbourne Terrace, Daisy Road, South Woodford. Albert, with his brothers Edward and Frederick were Bricklayers Labourers.
During 9th January 1916, 11 Essex returned to the trenches of the Ypres Salient near the Verlorenhock Road. Their spell of duty was marked by the difficulty in locating a German sniper who wounded three men, and a shell burst which wounded another six members of a working party. They also faced the ever present threat of a gas attack. It is unclear in what circumstances Albert Jeal was Killed in Action.
Research by Adrian Lee, Local Historian
Sources:
Ancestry.com
Regimental History