Waterfall Family History
WATERFALL Albert
1896 - 1917 (21 years) 
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Name WATERFALL Albert Born 12 Jul 1896 Belper RD, Derbyshire, England 
[1, 2] Christened 19 Aug 1896 St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England [3] Gender Male Died 1 Aug 1917 No10 Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, France Cause: Died of Wounds Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, France Notes - Private 24661 Albert Waterfall 15th Battalion "Nottingham" [Bantam] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) died of wounds at No 10 Casualty Station on Wednesday 1st August 1917 aged 20. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. During the First World War, the village of Lijssenthoek was situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations.The 15th (Bantam) Battalion, made up initially of men who although fit were below the normal minimum service height of 5' 3", moved to France with the 35th (Bantam) Division in 1916.
The Battalion fought with great distinction and heavy casualties throughout the 1916 battles on the Somme. However at the end of 1916, the problems of finding 'bantam' reinforcements in sufficient numbers became too difficult; the 15th Foresters was redesignated a normal 'service' battalion and fought as such until the end of the War.
Born and resident in Belper Albert enlisted in Derby in March 1915 and was the youngest son of William and Mary Ellen Waterfall, of 172, Over Lane, Openwoodgate, Belper.Prior to enlisting he had been employed at Denby Colliery.He was the brother of Alfred Waterfall, his other brother Percy served in France with a Lewis Gun Section and survived.
Private 26945 Alfred Waterfall 1st Garrison Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Died of enteric fever at Port Suez Egypt on Sunday 26th August 1917 aged 29. Alfred is buried in the Suez War Memorial Cemetery Egypt. The 1st Garrison Battalion was formed in Lichfield in July 1915. In October 1915 it began transferring to Egypt, via Malta and Gallipoli.Suez was an important hospital centre during the First World War with two Indian general hospitals, two stationary hospitals and casualty clearing stations based there at various times.
Born and resident in Belper Alfred enlisted in Derby and was the son of Mr William Waterfall and Mary Ellen Waterfall of 172, Over Lane, Belper and the husband of Sarah Waterfall, of 157, Nottingham Rd., Belper, they had two young children a boy and a girl.Prior to enlisting Alfred was employed at the White Lea Pit near Ripley where his father was also employed.He was the brother of Albert Waterfall, his other brother Percy served in France with a Lewis Gun Section and survived. [4]
Person ID I574 Derbyshire Waterfalls Last Modified 31 Dec 2016
Father WATERFALL William, b. Between 1 Apr 1856 and 30 Jun 1856, Belper RD, Derbyshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother KIRK Mary Ellen Married 11 Dec 1876 St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Derbyshire, England [5, 6] Family ID F161 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Private 24661 Albert Waterfall 15th Battalion "Nottingham" [Bantam] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) died of wounds at No 10 Casualty Station on Wednesday 1st August 1917 aged 20. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. During the First World War, the village of Lijssenthoek was situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations.The 15th (Bantam) Battalion, made up initially of men who although fit were below the normal minimum service height of 5' 3", moved to France with the 35th (Bantam) Division in 1916.
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Sources - [S13] GRO Birth Indexes, General Register Office, ((www.freebmd.org.uk)), (www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 8 Aug 2016), entry for Albert Waterfall, volume 7b, page 614, September quarter 1896, Belper district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3).
- [S132] St Peter's Church, Belper Baptisms, St Peter's Church (Belper, Derbyshire, England), "Baptisms 1879-1899," Albert Waterfall Baptism 19 August 1896, page 422, entry 3375; FHL microfilm 2,080,802, item 2 (Reliability: 3).
The baptismal register gives Alberts date of birth as 12 July 1894. - [S132] St Peter's Church, Belper Baptisms, St Peter's Church (Belper, Derbyshire, England), "Baptisms 1879-1899," Albert Waterfall Baptism 19 August 1896, page 422, entry 3375; FHL microfilm 2,080,802, item 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S141] Belper Research Website, Booth, Tricia, (www.belper-research.com : 28 Jul 2011), accessed 13 Aug 2016), Memorial Inscriptions - Belper War Memorial V-W: Albert Waterfall (Reliability: 3).
- [S137] St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Marriages, St Alkmund's Church (Duffield, Derbyshire, England), "Marriages 1873-1885," William Waterfall & Mary Ellen Kirk Marriage 11 December 1876, page 176, entry 352; FHL microfilm 1,041,434, item 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S21] GRO Marriage Indexes NEED TO REDO, England and Wales. Registrar General., Marriage Index for William Waterfall and Mary Ellen Kirk; citing 7b/1004, December quarter 1876, Belper registration district (Reliability: 3).
- [S13] GRO Birth Indexes, General Register Office, ((www.freebmd.org.uk)), (www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 8 Aug 2016), entry for Albert Waterfall, volume 7b, page 614, September quarter 1896, Belper district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3).