Private Albert John Reeves
| Date of Birth | c.1891 |
|---|---|
| Age at Death | 24 |
| Date of Death | 10 April 1915 |
| Service Number | 235388 |
| Military Service | 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Merton Address | The George Inn, London Road, Morden |
| Local Memorial | St. Lawrence Church, Morden |
Additional Information
Albert John Reeves was born in Morden in Surrey c1891. In 1911 he was living with his widowed father, also Albert John Reeves, a victualler. Albert junior and his mother’s sister Ann both lived and worked in his father’s business at The George Inn, Morden, Surrey. Albert was 21 at the time of the 1911 census and he had a younger half- brother Thomas who was 7 years old.
Albert enlisted in Kingston-on-Thames. He joined the Suffolk Regiment (Regimental Number 202734) but later transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers (Regimental Number 235388). Initially he served in the 16th Battalion before moving to the 1/5th Battalion. It is not known when these transfers were made. The 1/5th Battalion, with which he was serving at the time of his death, was mobilised for war in April 1915 and was engaged in the Battle of St Quentin on the Somme when he was reported missing, presumed dead, on 10 April.
Private Reeves is commemorated on panel 2 of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium. His name also appears on one of the panels in the Lychgate at St. Lawrence Church, Morden, which serves as the parish war memorial and also on a brass plate in the Assembly Hall of Morden Primary School. Albert's father, who died in 1929, is buried at St. Lawrence Church.