Basic Details
Surname
Vines
Forenames
Albert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
the Roll lists his address as 108 Lincoln Road, Walto. It also recorded the death of his brother Arthur.

(CWGC records that Private Albert Vines, regimental number 26484, died aged 35 on 11/4/1917 serving in 8th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry, and is commemorated on Bay 4 of Arras Memorial in France. They record him as the husband of Sarah Vines of 8 Lusty, Bruton, Somerset.
Soldiers Died in the Great War records Albert as a native of Peterborough who enlisted at Castle Cary in Somerset. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his widow Sarah was his legatee.
The birth of Albert Vines was registered in Peterborough District in 1883. On the 1891 census he was living in All Saints' parish, Walton, Peterborough with his parents George and Elizabeth; his place of birth was given as Walton. On the 1901 census he was living with his parents at Humber Cottages, Lincoln Road, Walton, Peterborough. On the 1911 census Albert was lodging at Buckland Denham near Frome in Somerset. His marriage to Sarah Chambers was registered in 1912 in the Shepton Mallet District in Somerset).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Somerset Light Infantry
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
8th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Manner of death as stated
"Believed killed in action April 1917"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
103 LINCOLN ROAD, WALTON
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial