Albert Moisey Blades – Shamrock Villa, 16 Casterton Road

Albert was born in 1895 in Stamford. He was the son of Tom and Ellen Blades. In 1901 they were living at 2 West End villas (off Foundry Rd).

In 1911 he was living at Shamrock Villa, Casterton Road. He had two brothers Frederick, born in 1891 and Francis born in 1899. He also had a sister Dorothy. Tom was employed as a newspaper clerk at the Stamford Mercury and Albert was a clerk at Phipps of Scotgate, a brewery company who owned the Scotgate Inn.

In 1914 Albert joined the Essex regiment, who were billeted in Stamford and then transferred to the 2nd/4th Battalion Charlotte of Wales’s Royal Berkshire Regiment and was promoted to Corporal. He was injured during the Battle of Fromelles and died on July 20th 1916 aged 21.

He was buried in Merville Communal Cemetery in France. He is remembered on the town memorial and Stamford School Memorial where he was a student.

The family had moved to Rugby by 1916. His brother Francis Christian also served in the war.

Merville Cemetery, France

Albert Moisey Blades