252425 Pte. Albert Henson British Army 12th (Pioneer) Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Mansfield, Nottingham Albert Henson was born 1876 in Kimberley, Notts. At the time of his enlistment he was a miner in Nottinghamshire. He lied about his birthdate, putting down 1881 as his birth year, making him 5 years younger than what he really was. Such was his determination to fight for his country, his patriotism took precedence over his young wife and child, who were left alone for the duration of his service overseas.
Albert enlisted on the 14th of November 1914, he joined the 12th Pioneer Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters' Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, part of 24th Division and by 1915 was with the British Expeditionary Forces in the Ypres Salient.
During August 1916 he was wounded by shrapnel and subsequently sent back to Britain where he was treated at the Reading War Hospital. He was discharged on 9th Feb 1917 no longer fit for war service.
He was awarded all 3 medals, Victory, British and 15 star and acquired his Silver War Badge certificate no. 1599.
Albert return to mining and then in later years became a forest ranger for the forestry commission, residing at Deerdale, Ollerton. He died of pneumonia in 1947 during thebig freeze of that year,
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