Albert John Staley (abt. 1886 - 1917)

Born about 1886 in Hanley

Died 2 Dec 1917 at about age 31 in Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Picardie, France

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Biography

Albert Staley served in the British Army in World War I
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He passed away in 1917^[1]

Research Notes

"Son of James and Ellen Staley, of Victoria Terrace, Bretforton, Honeybourne, Worcs."

From www.findmypast.co.uk First name(s) A J Last name Staley Birth year 1886 Age 31 Death year 1917 Death date 02 Dec 1917 Number M2/156856 Rank Private Unit 641st M.T. Coy. Regiment Army Service Corps Grave reference III. C. 1. Cemetery or memorial Tincourt New British Cemetery Burial country France Additional information Son of James and Ellen Staley, of Victoria Terrace, Bretforton, Honeybourne, Worcs. Link https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead War First World War, 1914-1918 Record set Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from Great Britain, UK None

From www.findmypast.co.uk First name(s) Albert John Last name Staley Service number M2/156856 Rank Private Regiment Royal Army Service Corps Battalion - Battalion details - Residence Honeybourne, Worcester Birth place Hanley Enlistment place Birmingham Death year 1917 Death day 2 Death month 12 Cause of death Killed in action Death place France & Flanders Theatre of war Western European Theatre Supplementary Notes - Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from Great Britain, UK None

A British subject named A. J. Staley, profession "drummer", passed through the port of Honolulu in 1914 en route from Australia to London. If drummer here refers to the military rank, he may be worth looking into further.^[2]

Another person to look at to see if he's this person is Albert John Staley, christened in Derbyshire in 1886.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/A-J-Staley/26551784
2. ↑ "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Z-42BN : 8 March 2021), A J Staley, 1914; citing Ship Ventura, NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVK-TWNQ : 26 November 2020), Albert John Staley, 5 Sep 1886; citing 5 Sep 1886; citing Baptism, Lullington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England.