Name
Albert John Dell
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/04/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
41068
Manchester Regiment
19th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 7.
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Northchurch Village Memorial,
St Mary’s Church Window, Northchurch
Pre War
Albert was born in Northchurch in Early 1892 to Joseph dell and Ellen (nee Howard). on the 1911 census he was boarding in Berkhamsted, his occupation a Compositor (Printer).
Wartime Service
Walter served with 3/5th Battalion training then 1/5th Leicesters as private 4654 before transferring to 19th Manchesters.
He was killed inaction on 23 Apr 1917. As his remains were never recovered he commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £6 10s and arrears of £10 17s 10d paid.
Brothers Walter Frederick served with 2nd Grenadiers and died 2 Oct 1914, Edwin Charles served with 4 Bedfords, was wounded in 1915 but survived the war.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, www.dacorumheritage.org.uk/first-world-war-database
