Albert Scott was married to my maternal grandmother's eldest sister Keziah Alice, nee Cook. He was a skilled plate layer; meaning that he built and maintained railway lines. He lived in Kirkstall, Leeds and had 5 children, Walter, Fred, Elsie Maude, Alice May and the youngest Ethel who sadly was born after he died.

He first enlisted as a private in Leeds on 4 September 1914 at the age of 34 with the 8th barallion of the Yorkshire and Lancaster Regiment. His second attestation papers describe him as being 5 ft 5 tall, weighing only 136 lbs with a dark complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was posted to France embarking from Folkestone on 27 August 1915 and stayed until 12 February 1919. He transferred to the Royal Engineers 120th Company, 70th infantry brigade as a sapper with the railway troops depot in the field on 29 February 1916. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star medal, the British War medal 1914-1918 and the Allied Victory medal. Records show that he was hospitalised for nearly a month in June 1917, but returned to his unit afterwards

Albert was demobilised on 13 March 2019, but was still in the army reserves and re-enlisted on 25 May 1919. On 3 August 1919 he arrived in Tincourt, France and then in Etaples 3 days later. He died at 3.08am on 19 August 1919 at the age of 39. Shockingly the cause of his death was nephritis; an illness attributed to field operations, or to fatigue and to privation or exposure while on military duty. May he rest in peace

Julie Gabis, great niece 6th November .2014

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