Albert Garfield Rashleigh (1896 - 1918)

Born 11 Nov 1896 in Aschill, Camborne,Cornwall,,UK

Ancestors

Died 18 Jun 1918 at age 21 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France

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Biography

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Albert was born on the 11th November 1896 in Aschill, Camborne, Cornwall, England. He was the son of William Henry Rashleigh and Elizabeth Ann Hocking ^[1]. He grew up with his mother in Camborne, first gaining employment in the tin mines ^[2][3].

Albert was a surface miner in the tin mines and when he became of age enlisted in the army on the 28th August 1916 in Redruth. He was 19 years 10 months old ^[4]. He became a Private (68493) in WO 329 Company, 38th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Albert died of his wounds on the 18th June 1918 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France ^[5]. He was 21 years 7 months old. He was buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France ^[6]. He was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal ^[7].

Census Data

Census for England and Wales – 31 Mar 1901: ^[2]

Elizabeth A Rashleigh, Head, Widow, Female, 37, 1864, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

William J Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 17, 1884, Tin streamer, Lelant, Cornwall,

Richard H Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 15, 1886, Tin streamer, Lelant, Cornwall,

Robert G Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 13, 1888, Tin streamer, Camborne, Cornwall

Thomas Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 11, 1890, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Elizabeth J Rashleigh, Daughter, -, Female, 9, 1892, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Beatrice Rashleigh, Daughter, -, Female, 7, 1894, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Edmund Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 6, 1895, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Albert G Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 4, 1897, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Address: Brea, Camborne, Redruth, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1911: ^[3]

Elizabeth Ann Rashleigh, Head, Widow, Female, 48, 1863, -, Lelant Cornwall

Robert George Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 23, 1888, Tin miner underground, Ashchill Camborne

Thomas Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 21, 1890, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Elizabeth Jane Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, Female, 19, 1892, Guse works, Ashchill Camborne

Beatrice Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, Female, 17, 1894, Guse works, Ashchill Camborne

Edmund Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 16, 1895, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Albert Garfield Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 14, 1897, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Address: Beacon Camborne, Camborne, Cornwall

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006. OND Q4, Vol. 5c, Page 205. Redruth. 1896. Cited in FindMyPast.co.uk
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG13 piece 2244, folio 163, page 27 schedule 175. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG14 RG14PN14013 RG78PN834 RD299 SD4 ED14 SN7. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
4. ↑ UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
5. ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
6. ↑ UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
7. ↑ UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.