Albert John Smith
Pte 87854 Albert John Smith
Regiment: 16th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Age: 23
Date of death: 18th September 1918, killed in action in France
Buried: Vis-en-Artois, France
Address: Grime Bridge Cottage, Lumb
Wife: Sarah Hannah Carvosso (formerly Smith) 12 Carr Road, Dean, Lumb
Albert's mother had a farm, Hoyle Dean Farm, where she sold eggs. In the Free Press for 9th December 1918 the farm is for sale.
Source: Rossendale Free Press 02.11.1918 p.8 col.4