Geboortedatum: 24/03/1883

Geboorteplaats: Dunn Township, Ontario, Canada

Beroep: Advocaat

Land: Canada

Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Service nummer: 895173

Dienstneming datum: 21.06.1916

Dienstneming plaats: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Eenheden:  —  Canadian Infantry, 50th Bn. (Calgary)  (Laatst gekende eenheid)

Datum van overlijden: 26/10/1917

Plaats van overlijden: Northeast of Keerselaarhoek, België

Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Leeftijd: 34

Private Frederick Stanley ALBRIGHT ( 50th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), 10th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division ) was killed in action on the 26th of October 1917, the first day of the Second Battle of Passchendaele. That day, the 10th Canadian Brigade was positioned between the Ravebeek and the Ypres-Roulers Railway ; their Headquarter was located north of Beecham Farm ( 28.D.16.a.70.60 ). On their left was the 3rd Canadian Division with the 8th and 9th Canadian Brigades. The attack began at 5.40 a.m. with the 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan Regiment) while the 50th Battalion was in support. After 4 hours of struggle, both battalions succeeded in taking the Red Line and Decline Copse, the first objective. Due to heavy counter attacks by the Germans, they lost their hold on Decline Copse and were pushed back.
Private Albright fell because of a shell fire, which killed him instantly. We presume he fell close to the jumping off line, as after the war his body was found at Berlin Wood ( 28.D.10.c.50.30), close to the Headquarters and locations of the 3rd Canadian Division.
Private Frederick Stanley Albright is buried at Larch Wood ( Railway Cutting ) Cemetery.

Circumstances of Death http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/ Verdere verwijzing

McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, ( London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), pg. 126-128. Gebruikte bronnen

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 70 - 30). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Verdere verwijzing

Veterans Affairs Canada http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/488198?Frederick%20Stanley%20Albright Gebruikte bronnen

War diaries: 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4941, Microfilm reel number: T-10747--T-10748, File number: 441, File part: 1). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Gebruikte bronnen

Wheeler V.W., The 50th Battalion in No Man's Land (50th Canadian Infantry Battalion ( Alberta Regiment ) Canadian Expeditionary Force 1915-1919, (Ottawa, 2000), pg. 166-167. Gebruikte bronnen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/488198

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5996a40f-6213-4cfd-a1e6-a62a3d299349

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5537842

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/488198