I am researching Trooper Albert Henry Garner Serv. No. 7958846 Reg. Royal Armoured Corps 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry DOD 22/09/44 Cemetery Mierlo War Cemetery Grave Ref V. A. 8. He is commemorated on a war memorial in Hindle House, Arcola Street, Hackney, London and would have lived in that area. His father was a local shopkeeper, but I have no other information. I would like to know more about Albert and to make contact with his relatives; any help would be appreciated. I have just read the relevant war diary that someone has kindly posted on WW2 Talk, a very active day on his DOD, but no mention of him.
This might be your 'Albert H' England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Albert H Garner Name: Albert H Garner Mother's Maiden Surname: Smith Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1921 Registration district: Hackney Inferred County: London Volume Number: 1b Page Number: 796 There are other Garners born (that I can find at the moment) around the same time (+/- 5 years of 1920) in London (Shoreditch, Lambeth, & Holborn) but no others in Hackney. TD
His age was 22 (sorry I forgot to add that) so he would have been born around 1921, so this seems to be the right one.
Hi Natalie I looked up his CWGC reference before I checked out his birth cert and that gave me his age and hence his approximate year of birth http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2080793/GARNER,%20ALBERT%20HENRY GARNER, ALBERT HENRY Rank: Trooper Service No: 7958846 Date of Death: 22/09/1944 Age: 22 Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Grave Reference V. A. 8. Cemetery MIERLO WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: TD
Possible parents marriage: England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Henry J Garner Name: Henry J Garner Spouse Surname: Smith Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1919 Registration district: Hackney Inferred County: Middlesex Volume Number: 1b Page Number: 1179 Find Spouse: Find Spouse England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Ethel E Smith Name: Ethel E Smith Spouse Surname: Garner Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1919 Registration district: Hackney Inferred County: Middlesex Volume Number: 1b Page Number: 1179 Find Spouse: Find Spouse That's the only marriage of Garner to Smith (1916 +/- 5 years) I can find at present solely registered in Hackney. If it is correct then perhaps you can find more on his father and or his business. I will also try and trace more on his father from the 1911 census. TD edited to add: If you obtain a copy of the marriage cert then that may tell you his trade, and hence the type of shopkeeper he was -