Albert John Hastings
Albert John Hastings Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
Gunner Albert John Hastings, who served with the Royal
Artillery, 122 Field Regiment, died on the 15th of May 1943, aged 26
years.
Albert born in 1917, was the son of Samuel Johnson and Sarah
Jane Hastings. Sarah was Samuel’s second
wife following the death of his first wife.
At the time of the 1921 Census, the Hastings family was
residing at 14 Campbell Street, Mount Pleasant
1921 Census |
40-year-old Leicester-born Samuel was employed as a Railway
Shunter, with the Swansea Harbour Trust. Sarah, 36 years undertook the
household.
Two of the older children were Samuel’s from a previous
marriage. Charles Arthur Thomas, 17, was employed as an Engine Cleaner with the
L & N W Railway. Annie Elizabeth,
16, assisted Sarah in undertaking the household duties.
The younger children were Beatrice Mary, 8; Ernest George,
7; and Lilian Rose, 6, all of whom attended school. Albert, 4, and 7-month-old
Robert Henry.
South Wales Daily Post |
The next record regarding Albert is the death notices published in the South Wales Daily Post.
Albert who died at the North Wales Sanatorium
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