Albert Edward Shone (1897-1917)
Son of a Yorkshire Publican served with the 1st/5th DLI commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Albert Edward Shone, the son of John William and Sarah Elizabeth Shone, was born in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire on 30 May 1897. He had a sister and the family later moved west to Upsall and then back to Billingham near Middlesbrough. He joined the 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry at Stockton-on-Tees and arrived in France on 17 April 1915. He rose to the rank of corporal and was killed at the Battle of Arras on 24 April 1917.
Birth date: 30-May-1897
Death date: 24-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: Upsall Cottage, Ormesby, Middlesbrough (Yorkshire Baptisms)
Cross Keys Inn, Upsall, Yorkshire (1901 census)
Black Horse Hotel, Billingam, Yorkshire (1911 census)
Family: Father: John William Shone
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Shone (nee Hill)
Sister: Ethel Mary Shone
Military service:
1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental nos.: 3078 & 200375
Corporal
Medal(s): 1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
St Thomas’ Church, Stockton-on-Tees 5th DLI Book of Remembrance 1914-1918
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
