Albert Henry HOOKINS was born in 1885 in Mitcham. He enlisted at Kingston-upon-Thames and joined the first Batallion East Surrey Regiment as Private No. 6353. He was despatched to the Somme in the First World War and it was there that he died on 28th July 1916. Thanks to Steve who tells me that he visited the area in which Albert died and discovered that about 70 of Albert's colleagues died with him that day at Longevalle/Delville Wood. Steve took these 2 photos of the Thieval Memorial and the inscription which is included and which relates directly to Albert. Our grateful thanks to Albert and his mates for the scrifice they made that day. I am hoping that Steve with his Dad's help will be able to prove their link to Albert because that will enable me to join 2 Trees together and will change the Tree Steve is on from a 6-page to a 20-page Tree.
