Born: 1887, Bradford
Died: 15 October 1918
Buried: Bucquoy Road Cemetery
Address: 304 Moorside Road, Eccleshill
Parents: Thomas Henry & Annie, nee Rowlands
Spouse: Lucy, nee Townsend
Siblings: Six brothers and four sisters
Occupation: Worsted spinner
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill Park & St Luke’s
Children: Albert
Regiment: West Yorkshire
Albert Horsfall
Albert Horsfall was born in 1887 in
Bradford the son of Thomas Henry
Horsfall and Annie, nee Rowlands.
Thomas and Annie lived at 51
Lingard Street for many years and
had 11 children, Albert beig teh
seventh.
Thomas worked as a dyers labourer
and a plasterer’s labourer and in
1901 Albert at 13 years of age was
working as a worsted spinner.
By 1911 the family had moved to
64 Cartwright Terrace in Otley
Road. Thomas Henry is now
working as a wool comber and
Albert again as a worsted spinner.
On the 22nd December 1912 Albert
married Lucy Townsend at St Peter
Parish Church. Albert was 25 years
of age, a yarn merchant’s
warehouseman of 9 Lofthouse
Street. Lucy was 25 years of age, a
weaver, of 93 Bridge Street,
Bradford.
Albert and Lucy had one child,
Lilian Townsend born in 1915. At
the time of his enlistment they were
living at 304 Moorside Road.
Albert enlisted as Private 205558 in
the 1/7th Battalion of the Duke of
Wellington West Riding Regiment.
The 1/7th Battalion saw action on
the Somme, at Ypres during the
German Spring Offensive and in
the final Allied one hundred days
offensive in the autumn of 1918.
It is not known whether Albert was
killed in action or died of wounds
but he died on the 15th of October
1918 during the Battle of Courtrai,
14th to the 19th of October. He
was 31 years of age.
Albert was buried in Bucquoy
Road Cemetery at Ficheux, a
cemetery used by the 22nd, 30th
and 33rd Casualty Clearing
Stations.
He left his soldiers effects to his
widow Lucy who received
£7.16.11d on the 8th April 1919
and a War Gratuity of £6.10s.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
