Lance Sergeant Albert Payne

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

1888

Date of Death

15 Aug 1915

Employer

George Kent's

Service Number

2289

Place of Birth

Luton
United Kingdom

World War I Address

2 Beech Road
Luton
United Kingdom

Place of Death

Turkey

Grave Location

Turkey

War Memorial Location

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

The Luton News/Saturday Telegraph , 9th September 1915
L-Sgt Albert Payne

 

Lance-Sgt Albert Payne, 2289, 1/5th Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action at Gallipoli on August 15th, 1915 - on the same battlefield and same day that a younger brother, Cpl Nathan Payne, aged 21, also died.

A letter from the Territorial Records Office arrived at 2 Beech Road, Luton, on September 8th informing his widow, Emily Rose, and his mother, Ellen, that he was "missing, believed killed, as reported from Alexandria on 2nd September".

Lance-Sgt Payne was aged 27 (born early 1888) and had been in the Territorials nine years. He had married Emily Rose Pinney on April 20th, 1908, and was employed at George Kent's Ltd until the outbreak of war. The firm's flag flew at half mast in remembrance, and General Manager Mr Leigh Kent saw Sgt Payne's widow and children to personally express deepest regret on behalf of the firm.

In January, eldest son Harry Gray (Payne), Royal Garrison Artillery, received a military funeral in Luton after dying in a hospital at Edinburgh from wounds sustained at the Front in October 1914.

A fourth son, Pte Walter Payne, aged 17, was stationed at Newmarket with the 2/5th Bedfords,

 

Individual Location

L-Sgt Albert Payne

Author: Deejaya

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