Albert Peter Chantler was born in the first quarter of 1892 in Snodland to Alfred and Sarah Amelia. He was baptised 25th January at All Saints Church, Snodland. The father\u2019s occupation was given as bargeman and the family were living in 4 Church Terrace.<\/p>\n
Albert\u2019s childhood is not clear, but it is known that he married Rose Amelia Perkins on 14th June 1915 at Chatham Registry Office. The young couple\u2019s home was 52 Spratts Hill, Milton, Sittingbourne.<\/p>\n
On 12th December, Albert was attested under the Derby Scheme and duly fulfilled his promise to visit a recruiting office. Albert\u2019s service records show he was a paper maker. Rose Chantler moved home to stay with her mother, Mrs Perkins, a greengrocer in Wouldham. It was there that Albert and Rose\u2019s only child Dora Rose was born on 20th June 1916. It is not known if Albert got to see his daughter as he embarked on 24th July.<\/p>\n
His location and date of death indicate that Albert may have taken part in the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, which was part of the Battle of the Somme. The<\/a> details of the actions around the French village of Bazentin have been made into a book, written by Norman Terry. The title can only suggest the conditions that Albert saw and died in- \u2018The Hell They Called The High Wood: The Somme 1916\u2019.<\/p>\n Albert\u2019s widow received his person effects of \u2013<\/p>\n 1 sewing book<\/p>\n 1 letter<\/p>\n 1 Gospel<\/p>\n On 2nd February 1917 and on 16th September 1921, she received her husband\u2019s Victory medal and British War medal.<\/p>\n Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ancestry.co.uk<\/p>\n England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915<\/p>\n British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920<\/p>\n Find My Past<\/p>\n http:\/\/search.findmypast.co.uk\/record?id=gbprs%2fb%2f82538127%2f1<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 11.12.16<\/p>\n