Casualty of the Great War, Albert served with "B" Coy. 6th Bn.The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)Service No:G/271.

He was 20 and the son of Arthur and Grace Emily Danes of Park House Gardens, Boxley, Maidstone.[Their address as given on the Final Verification Papers completed in respect of Albert's death]

Births Sep 1895 Danes Albert William Hollingbourn 2a 722


Prior to enlistment at the age of 19, he was employed as a gardener.

He is commemorated on the War memorial at the churchyard of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints in Boxley, Kent.

SOLDIERS DIED GREAT WAR

Name: Albert William Danes
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 19
Birth Parish: Boxley
Birth County: Kent
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 271
Regiment Name: East Kents

1901 England Census
Name: Albert W Danes
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Arthur Danes
Mother's Name: Grace E Danes
Where born: Boxley, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Boxley
Ecclesiastical parish: Boxley the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints
Town: Boxley
County: Kent
Household Members:
Arthur Danes 29
Grace E Danes 30
Elizabeth E Danes 73
Hilda Alice Danes * 7
Albert W Danes 5
Henry C Danes 3
Harriett E Danes 2
Bertha M Danes 10 Months

*-by 1911 she appears to have entered domestic service nearby [The Limes, Boxley Road, Maidstone] under her middle name of Alice.

1911 census
Name: Albert William Danes
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Son
Birth Place: Boxley, Kent
Civil Parish: Boxley
County: Kent
Address: 2 Barn Meadow, Forge Lane, Boxley, Maidstone
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Gardener
Household Members:
Arthur Danes 39
Grace Emily Danes 40
Albert William Danes 15
Harriett Emily Danes 12
Bertha Maud Danes 10
Lilian Gertrude Danes 9
Grace Winnifred Danes 3


Researched as part of the 'In Memoriam 2014' project for Girlguiding UK & Boxley Junior Church - We Will Remember