Private Albert Frederick Tribe
| Date of Birth | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Age at Death | 22 |
| Date of Death | 25 September 1917 |
| Service Number | G/14489 |
| Military Service | 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment |
| Merton Address | 5 North's Cottages, Crown Road, Morden |
| Local Memorial | St. Lawrence Church, Morden |
Additional Information
Albert Frederick Tribe was born in Tooting Graveney in 1895. In 1901 he was living with his parents, William and Louise, and his older sister Edith at 2 Mear’s Cottages, Crown Road, Morden in the Parish of St Lawrence. His father was a milk carrier. By 1911 the family had moved to 5 North’s Cottage in the same street. Albert was now 15 and had a younger brother aged 6. He was working as a telegraph messenger for the GPO. Post Office records show that he became a postman in Battersea in December 1914.
Albert enlisted in Wimbledon as a private in the 12th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment. His regimental number was G/14489. The 12th Battalion crossed to France via Southampton on 5/6 March 1916, landing at Le Havre. It served on the Western Front with the 116th Brigade, 39th Division, until the Spring of 1918.
Private Tribe was killed in action in France and Flanders on 25 September 1917. At the time of his death the 12th Battalion was engaged in the Battle of the Menin Road Bridge in the Third Battle of Ypres. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, one of four memorials to the dead and missing in Belgian Flanders in the Ypres Salient. Panel 86 to 88. Stone number 88A
He is also commemorated at St. Lawrence’s Church, Morden, where his name appears on one of the panels in the Lychgate which serves as the parish war memorial. His name also appears on the Roll of Honour at Morden Baptist Free Church.