Lieutenant Harry Clayton Alban, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), killed in action 9 Feb 1915, St Eloi, Flanders, Belgium, aged 22 years 8 months, son of William Gore Alban and Kate Newman. His memorial /grave at Dickebusch Old Military Cemetery, Flanders.
Private Rollo Charles Stacpole Alban (born Benjamin Brabazon Yeates Alban) died 7 August 1915, aged 19 years and 8 months at The Nek, Gallipoli peninsula. Son of Clifton Frederick Samuel Alban and Florence Louisa Bailey. He served in the 8th Light Horse Regiment. Private Alban was an ANZAC as he fought on the Gallipoli peninsula, near ANZAC Cove. He arrived in Australia as a migrant in April 1914, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 Oct 1914 and died 10 months later. His memorial/grave at Lone Pine, ANZAC Cover, Gallipoli, Turkey
Lieutenant Clifton Frederick Alban (also known as Clifton Frederick Bailey) 59th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 7th Battalion, London Regiment, died 6 April 1917, aged 20, when he was shot down over France. He was son of Clifton Frederick Samuel Alban and Alice Ellen Bailey. His memorial is at the Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He had married Doris Mabel Gregory on 27 May 1916 and died 10 months later. There were no children.
Harry Alban was a cousin to Rollo and Clifton Alban, who were half brothers (and half cousins) - same father, mothers were sisters. Three mothers and two fathers were grieving.
Oh, the pointlessness of these deaths and of wars involving young people. ANZAC Day 2010, Australia.
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