Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of death
15 June 1917
Age of death
28
Address
15 Voluntary Place
Wanstead
RED
E11 2RP
Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
Belgium
Biography
Albert Sidney Escott was born in 1889 to Albert and Alice Escott. The eldest of four children, Albert and his family lived at 15 Voluntary Place, Wanstead. In 1911, Albert was still living at the family home and working as a photographer. He enlisted with the army at Woodford, and joined the 21st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was sent to France where he was killed in action on 15th June 1917. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.
Research by Redbridge Museum
Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ancestry.com