Albert Horace Gutridge - Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Drake Battalion, Royal Navy Division
Able Seaman Albert Horace Gutridge - Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Drake Battalion, Royal Navy Division Albert Horace Gutridge was born in 1896 in Yarmouth , the son of George Gutridge and Amelia Waters. Family Background and Early Life 1901 Census At the time of the 1901 Census , the family were residing at 84 Courtney Street, Swansea . George Gutridge (39), employed as a Press Man at the Fuel Works, and his Yarmouth-born wife Amelia (38), a dressmaker, had several children: Henry (18), Henry (15), George (13), Elizabeth (10), and Albert (5). 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , the family were still living at the same address. George (53) was recorded as a Ladder Man, and Amelia (49) remained at home. Their children then present were Elizabeth (20) and Albert (15), who was employed as a Machine Boy. Naval Service Albert enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , serving as an Able Seaman with the Drake Battalion, Royal Navy Division . Like many RNVR men, he served as in...