Pare, Albert Ernest

Age: 22
Date of birth: 1892

Parents: George and Henrietta Pare
Wife: Single
Address: 9 Barrack Street

Occupation: Gardener

Albert was born in October 1892 in Warwick. He was one of the oldest of ten children. He was baptised at 15 May 1895 at Stratford on Avon, Holy Trinity Church along with siblings George William and Ethel.  They were living at 4 Ryland Street, Stratford on Avon at the time.

In 1911 the family, with six of the children, were living at 9 Barrack Street, Warwick. Albert’s father George was a Tailor and Albert aged 17 was recorded as being an unemployed gardener.

The following sequence of items in the Warwick Advertiser details the unfolding news of Albert’s injuries

Both his parents and his siblings posted memorials in the Warwick Advertiser:

Albert’s mother was living at the Weston under Weatherly Reformatory at time of his death.

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 2012
Regiment/Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Brigade/Division: 22nd Brigade, 7th Division
Date of death: Sunday, January 31, 1915
Cause of death/Battle: Died of wounds
Commemorated/Buried: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at:

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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