Born: 1887, Eccleshill
Died: 5 April 1918
Buried:
Address: 3 Pelham Terrace, Eccleshill
Parents: William and Betty, nee Mountain
Spouse: Annie, nee Whiteley
Siblings: Mary Ellen, John William
Occupation: Insurance Clerk, Northern Assurance Ci
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshil Park and St Luke’s; Arras Memorial
Children: Albert
Regiment: Lincolnshire
Albert Coates Horne
Albert Coates Horne was born in
Eccleshill in 1887 the son of
William and Betty, nee Mountain.
In 1881 William and Betty were
living at 19 Stonehall Place with
their two children, Mary Ellen and
John William.
William died in 1891 aged 46 when
the family were living at 17
Stonehall Road. Betty died in
1898 aged 53 years and in 1901 the
three siblings were living together
at 23 Holdsworth Buildings. Albert
at 13 years was a confectionery
hawker.
By 1911 Albert was living with his
brother John and his family at 4
Sherwood Place, Undercliffe and
Albert was now an insurance clerk.
Albert married Annie Whiteley in
1915 in Bradford. Annie had been
born in Bradford in 1889. They
had one child Albert born in 1916.
At the time of Albert’s enlistment
he was working with the Northern
Assurance Company at the
Bradford Office and his home
address was 3 Pelham Terrace.
Albert enlisted in February 1917
and became Private 41534 in the
8th Battalion of the Lincolnshire
Regiment. He had formerly been
Private 34337 in the Leicester
Regiment.
His Regiment served on the
Western Front and it was during the
German spring offensive of 1918
that Albert was reported missing
from the 28th of March on the first
day of the Battle of Arras known
as Operation Mars.
His brother John advertised in the
Daily Telegraph for any
information on his whereabouts.
Albert was 32 years of age.
Albert is remembered on the Arras
Memorial which records the names
of 35,492 who fell in the Battles of
Arras and who have no known
grave.
In his Will probated at Wakefield
on the 14th November 1918 he left
his effects to his widow who
received the sum of £374.6.6d.
His address was given as 32
Conway Road, Harehills, Leeds.
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Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
