Capt. Albert Maurice Kerby 1889 - 1947
Capt. Albert Maurice Kerby , Coffee merchant (1939). poss. 2nd Lt. Albert Maurice Kerby RFA Spec Res For conspicuous gallantry in action. He was attacked by three hostile machines and shot down. To ensure that his machine would be destroyed, he deliberately landed in the sea at great risk to himself, as he had been wounded, and only with difficulty swam ashore.
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Born: Kirkham, Yorks., , England 2nd Jan 1889 | Baptised: Kirkham, Yorks., , England 31st Jan 1889
| Died: Stoke on Trent, Staffs., , England 1947 | Buried:
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Sources
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Kerby
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Timeline
2nd Jan 1889 | Born (birth) Kirkham, Yorks., England | 31st Jan 1889 | Baptised (baptism) Kirkham, Yorks., England | 1891 | Son in 1891 census (census) Kirkham, Yorks., England | 28th Jun 1919 | Married Frances Margaretta Hempson
(Kerby ) 1891 - 1946 (marriage) Kingston, Surrey, England | 1947 | Died (death) Stoke on Trent, Staffs., England |
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