Albert Edward Townsend

Biography

​Surname:  Townsend
Christian name(s):  Albert Edward
Date of birth:  1884
Place of birth:  Leigh, Wiltshire
Parents:  George Townsend and Mary Ann Richens
Wife: 
Date of marriage:  Did not marry
Children: 
Pre-WW1 occupation:  Labourer in an iron foundry
 
Rank:  Gunner
Number:  29001
Served:  28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Medals awarded:  1914 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
 
Date of death:  3 August 1917
Place of death:  Military Hospital, Rouen, France
Commemorated:  CWGC St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
War memorials:  Frampton on Severn War Memorial; Plaque in Frampton Village Hall