Private Albert Rolfe

Title (Mr/ Mrs/ Capt/ Rev etc): 

First name(s): 

Albert

Surname only: 

Rolfe

 

Pte Albert Rolfe, 18312, 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, died on August 1st, 1916, from wounds sustained in action on the Somme. He had been in France since July 27th, 1915.

Born in Chesterton, near Cambridge, he had joined the Army in December 1914, and before enlistment was employed on the Luton Hoo Estate. He was included on a Luton Hoo roll of honour provided by Lady Wernher's agent, Mr James Baker, that was published in The Luton News in July 1915. In that he was listed as Pte R. Rolfe, Beds Regt.

Official intimation of Pte Rolfe's death was received by his wife Jennie (nee Burrows) at 33 Russell Rise, Luton, on August 18th, 1916, just days after his last letter to her arrived. The couple had married in October 1913 in Berkhamstead.

Service or Civilian?: 

Service Number: 

18312

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Employer: 

Luton Hoo Estate

Place of Birth: 

Chesterton
United Kingdom

Place of Death: 

Somme
France

War Memorial Location: 

Grave Location: 

France

World War I Address: 

33 Russell Rise
Luton
United Kingdom

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Pte Albert Rolfe

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Year of Death: 

1 916

Month of Death: 

Aug

Day of Death: 

1

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Most Relevant Date: 

Tuesday, August 1, 1916

Source: 

Source Date: 

Thursday, August 24, 1916