Soldier Record
Albert Henry Ayling
Contributed by: Neil Forbes, on 2008-11-08
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Albert Henry |
| Surname | Ayling |
| Year of Birth | 1885 |
| Year of Death | 1915 |
| Regiment | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Mitcham, Surrey |
Albert Henry's Story
Private S7335 Albert Henry Ayling of the 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade was posted to the Western Front in France. He received a gunshot wound to the head on about 4th August 1915 and was "dangerously ill at the Liverpool Merchants Hospital, Etaples" before passing away there on 8th August 1915 aged 21 years. His wife Louisa Ayling gave birth to a son in Betchworth, Surrey, England on the very day that Bert died. The baby was named Albert Henry Ayling after his father.
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