Capt Arthur de Bells Adam (MC)
1885 - 1916

CPL David Wallace Crawford
1887 - 1916

Lce-Corpl John Joseph Nickle
1894 - 1916

Pte 17911 Morton Neill
1897 - 1916

Lieut Edward Stanley Ashcroft
1883 - 1918

L/Sgt 57673 Albert James Johnson

Age: 23
From: Nottingham
Regiment: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Btn
K.I.A Thursday 30th August 1917
Commemorated at: Dranoutre Mil Cem
Panel Ref: II.J.26

Albert James Johnson was born in 1893 at Daybrook, Nottingham the son of Arthur Johnson and his wife Annie (nee Kirk), and the brother of Leonard Claude Johnson. His parents had married in September 1885 in Nottingham.

The 1901 Census shows the family living at 25, Colborne Street, Nottingham. His father, Arthur, is aged 35, employed as a lace maker, his mother, Annie, is aged 37 has no occupation listed. At the time of the Census they have four children, Arthur aged 15 who is employed as an errand boy, Annie aged 12 and Albert James aged 6 are both at school and Claude is aged 3.

The 1911 Census shows the family living at 133 Hartley Road Nottingham. His father Arthur aged 45, born in Radford, Nottinghamshire in 1866, his occupation is a lace maker His mother Annie aged 47, born 1864 no occupation and born in Nottingham. They have been married for twenty five years and have had four children. Albert James is aged 17, born 1894 and works in the lace trade and Leonard Claude aged 13, born 1898 is at school.

He was the husband of Martha (nee Tomlinson) of 19 Mitchell Street, Old Radford, Nottingham. They had married in March 1914 and had two children Albert born 31^st March 1912 and Gladys born 09^th October 1914.

He enlisted in Nottingham and originally served as Private 268, North Midland Cyclist Company. Following a transfer he was serving in the 17th Battalion of The King’s Liverpool Regiment as Sergeant No 57673 when he was killed in action on the 30th August, 1917, aged 28, during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).

Albert now rests at Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Dranoutre (now Dranouter) was occupied by the 1st Cavalry Division on 14 October 1914. It was captured by the Germans on 25 April 1918, in spite of the stubborn resistance of the 154th French Division, and it was recaptured by the 30th Division on 30 August 1918. Dranoutre Churchyard was used for Commonwealth burials from October 1914 to July 1915 when the military cemetery was begun. It was used by fighting units and field ambulances until March 1918 (Plots I and II), many of the burials being carried out by the 72nd Brigade (24th Division) in April-June 1916, and Plot III was added in September and October 1918. In 1923, 19 graves were moved into Plot II Row K from the churchyard when the church was rebuilt. Dranoutre Military Cemetery now contains 458 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There is also one German war grave. The cemetery was designed by Charles Holden.

Soldiers Effects to his widow Martha and pension to Martha and children Albert L. and Gladys E.

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