Name
Albert George (George) Lake
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Pirton School Memorial
Biography
Albert George Lake appears on the School War Memorial, confirming that he attended the school. Parish records suggest only one man of this name who could have served, and he was born on February 21st 1898 to Charles James (James) and Susan Lake (née Catterill). Baptism records list six children: twins - Edward and Ernest (b 1886), Ethel Emma (b 1888), Gertrude Jane (bapt 1891), Thomas (b 1895) and Albert George (b 1898). However, a family tree held by Norah Lake adds Harry to the list but fails to include the two daughters. The 1911 census records that they had nine children, of whom four had died, so there are two siblings who remain unnamed at this time.
The Hertfordshire Express of August 10th 1918 reports Albert George’s brother Tom as the third son and confirms that one of his brothers was H. Lake (Harry). So it is clear that Edward, Thomas and Albert George all served and survived.
The Parish Magazine of September 1918 records George Lake as ‘called to service’. The parish, census and school entrance records do not reveal any obvious candidate and therefore it is likely that Albert George and George were the same man. He would have been twenty when called up.
Acknowledgments
Text from the book ‘The Pride of Pirton’ by Jonty Wild, Tony French & Chris Ryan used with author's permission.
