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Albert Stanley Augustus Wooster
1894 - 1989 (94 years)-
Name Albert Stanley Augustus Wooster Birth 28 Mar 1894 West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 17 Jan 1989 Southampton, Hampshire [1, 3] Person ID I128754 Great Wooster Tree Last Modified 23 Jun 2015
Father James Augustus Wooster, b. Bet. Jan-Mar 1864, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire d. Bet. Jan-Mar 1943, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (Age ~ 79 years) Mother Mary Ann Darvill, b. Bet. Jul-Sep 1862, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire d. Bet. Oct-Dec 1944, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (Age ~ 82 years) Marriage 25 Sep 1882 St Mary's, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [4] - Witnesses: Richard Darvill, Rebecca Darvill [4]
Notes - On the 1911 census it is stated that James and Mary had nine children, five of whom had already died.
Family ID F38021 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isobel Balfour Stewart Watt, b. 9 Jan 1899, Herston, South Ronaldsway, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1982, Chiltern & Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (Age 83 years) Marriage 7 Mar 1918 Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland Children 1. Doris Noel Isobel Wooster, b. 25 Dec 1918, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. 1 Jan 2011, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire (Age 92 years)2. Sylvia Stewart Wooster, b. 8 Jul 1929, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Family ID F52288 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jul 2015
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Birth - 28 Mar 1894 - West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 
Marriage - 7 Mar 1918 - Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland 
Death - 17 Jan 1989 - Southampton, Hampshire = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Albert enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry ('G' Company). He was based at Chatham but disptached to the Dardanelles with the Marine Expeditionary Force from 6 February 1915. It is not clear how long he spent in the Dardanelles but from his records, it appears that he was wounded twice.
On 24 January 1916 Albert was posted to "HMS Cyclops II". This was a shore base at Scapa Flow, operating land defences and minesweeper craft. On 1 January 1918, he served at Hoy Battery (Orkney) and whilst serving there, married Isobel. He returned to Chatham on 28 March for a short while before returning to HMS Cyclops where he remained until he was demobilised on 30 September 1918.
Hoy Battery, Orkney:
Hoy Battery No 1 was one of three large gun batteries designed and positioned to protect one end of Scapa Flow between the islands of Orkney and Hoy. It was probably one of the most important defensive locations of both WW1 and WW2.
In 1915 the three batteries were equipped with guns manufactured in the United States and manned by a mixture of Royal Marines and local men of the Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery. After WWI the three batteries were dismantled and the guns scrapped. The site of Battery No 1 (The Castle) was approximate 1 mile from the south coast of Orkney but although Battery No 2 forms the basis of a restored museum, No 1 Battery is long gone and sits under a housing estate, known as Innertown. (Sources: Various from Internet and Albert's Military record).
- Albert enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry ('G' Company). He was based at Chatham but disptached to the Dardanelles with the Marine Expeditionary Force from 6 February 1915. It is not clear how long he spent in the Dardanelles but from his records, it appears that he was wounded twice.
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