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Pte. Henry Neal Albert
British Army 6th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
(d.25th September 1917)
This extract taken from the Leamington Spa Courier:
Mrs Neal, 29, Covent Garden Market, Leamington, whose husband Private A. H.Neal of the York and Lancaster Regiment, has been missing since September 25th has received a communication from the company officer, in which he says "On the night of September 25th, your husband with the remainder of his platoon was on his way out of the line. A good deal of shelling was encountered along the way. When the platoon reached it's destination your husband was reported missing.... Your husband was servant to 2nd Lieut. Bailey of this company, and Mr Bailey always spoke most highly of the work he did."