Albert Edward Hiley was killed in this week 103 years ago. He was born in Sheffield in 1897. His father William Henry was a Sheet Steel Roller and he had 5 brothers including Ernest, who had been killed the previous November. In 1911 Albert was working as an Errand Lad.
Albert joined the York and Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion. 1st July 1916 marked the start of the Battle of the Somme and the 8th Battalion began its assault near the village of Ovillers. Immediately after leaving their trenches they came under heavy machine gun fire and most of the men were killed or wounded. Only 68 out of 680 men returned and the Battalion had effectively ceased to exist. Albert was one of those killed in action.
He is buried at Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, near Albert in northern France.
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Albert Hiley's gravestone
included courtesy of Stephen Ntly, Billion Graves
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Blighty Valley Cemetery
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