Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Martinsart British Cemetery | I. G. 41. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 29A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of James William and Eliza Peart, of St. Bride's, Fleet St., London; husband of Isabel H. Peart, of 70, Brayard's Rd., Peckham, London. Alban was a Member of the London Guild of Feltmakers and a Freeman of the City of London. He apparently went off to Canada during a gold-rush to make his fortune, but returned to London.His portrait photograph is c.1914 and is part of a wider photograph of the Chisholm/Pratt and Peart families.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/Leicestershire Regiment |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Leicester in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Army Troops to 9th (Scottish) Division. April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division. Landed in France on 29 July 1915. 7 July 1916 : transferred with Brigade to 21st Division. |
| Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions |
21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.
Detail :
42801 Private Alban William Peart of D Company, 6th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment died on Thursday, 25th July 1918, aged 42.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Perseverance No. 1743 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th February 1906 | 10th March 1906 | 21st April 1906 |
"Killed in action 25 July /18."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley