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Name : Albert Victor Salter. Son of Annie Salter of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born 1898 Ventnor. |
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Census Information :
1901 : Albert Victor Salter, aged 3, is shown with his grandparents James Henry and Fanny Salter (as their son) at 6, Down Lane Cottage, Down Lane, Ventnor. His mother Annie, is named as Annie Chiverton, having married Henri Frank Chiverton in 1899. James Henry Salter is a General Labourer. 1911 : Albert Victor Salter, aged 13, is shown with his grandparents James Henry and Fanny Salter (as their grandson) at 6, Down Lane Cottage, Down Lane, Ventnor. James Henry Salter is a Builder's Carter. |
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Service details : Rifleman 1292 Albert Victor Salter, 1/8th Bn Hampshire Regiment (Isle of Wight Rifles) |
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Casualty Details :
Died : 20 September 1915 aged 17 Buried at : Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial at Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial at the Drill Hall, Newport |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
AND VENTNOR GAZETTE
Friday, October 15, 1915 Page 1, column 4 Echoes of the Week Mr. and Mrs. J. Salter, Upper Ventnor, have just received the sad official intelligence that Rifleman Albert Salter, 1/8th Hants Regiment, has died of wounds received at the Dardanelles on September 17th. This is a particularly heavy blow to the family as Mr. and Mrs. Salter's eldest son (*) was killed in action on April 26th. They have another son in the Field Artillery in France. The fullest sympathy will be felt for the family in their further bereavement. |
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Further Information :
Annie Salter married Henri Frank Chiverton in 1899. He died in 1902; She remarried, George Gatrell, later in 1902. She died in 1910 of pneumonia. Mr and Mrs J. Salter's eldest son was James Henry Salter. The other son was Albert George Salter (Driver 45744, R.F.A.) who was born in Ventnor in 1889. He served in a heavy anti-aircraft battery during the 2nd World War and died in Ventnor in 1967, aged 79. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 16 August 2011 - thanks to Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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