213949 L/Sgt. Albert Abraham British Army 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards from:London Albert Abraham was my maternal Grand Father. I am still trying to fill in some blanks but so far have discovered these facts which really seems to be a sad story.
Albert joined the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards in August 1902. He served in Egypt from 1908 - 1911. He then left the army and became a policeman. On 12th August 1914 he was recalled to the B.E.F and sent to Belgium on the 13th August. On the 11th of September 1914 he was shot and wounded then taken prisoner. He was freed 6th September 1918. He never fully recovered from his wounds and died in 1921.
Sad to think, he married in 1912 and had a son the following year and my mother was born 9th August 1914, 3 days before he was sent off to war. His son died in 1916 from flu. Albert was not aware that his son had died until he was repatriated. He had never seen his daughter until his return. After all he had endured he was still put on a charge in 1920 for obtaining leave in an unconventional manner(whatever that means).
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