{"product_id":"1st-canadian-expeditionary-force-died-1916-cef-ww1-1914-15-star-medal-home-child","title":"1st Canadian Expeditionary Force Died 1916 CEF WW1 1914-15 Star Medal Home Child","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFirst World War Canadian 1914-15 Star – Private Albert George Spice, 1st Bn. Canadian Expeditionary Force – Died 1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1914-15 Star – \u003cb\u003eA-767 PTE A. SPICE. 1\/CAN:INF:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlbert George Spice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born on \u003cb\u003e11 November 1895\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eFulham, London\u003c\/b\u003e, the elder son of \u003cb\u003eFrederick James Spice\u003c\/b\u003e, a stage carriage conductor, and \u003cb\u003eMabel Emily Spice (née Baldry)\u003c\/b\u003e. In the \u003cb\u003e1901 Census\u003c\/b\u003e the family were living at \u003cb\u003e42 Barclay Street, Fulham\u003c\/b\u003e, with Albert aged five and his younger brother \u003cb\u003eArthur John Spice\u003c\/b\u003e aged three.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn 1899 his mother remarried \u003cb\u003eHerbert Alexander Benn\u003c\/b\u003e, and by the time of the \u003cb\u003e1911 Census\u003c\/b\u003e she was living at \u003cb\u003e150 Northcroft Road, West Ealing\u003c\/b\u003e, under her married name Benn. This address would later be formally recorded as Albert’s next-of-kin address.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eMarch 1906\u003c\/b\u003e, aged ten, Albert was sent to Canada as a \u003cb\u003eBritish Home Child\u003c\/b\u003e, travelling aboard the \u003cb\u003eR.M.S. Dominion\u003c\/b\u003e under the auspices of \u003cb\u003eDr Barnardo’s Homes\u003c\/b\u003e, accompanied by his younger brother Arthur. They arrived at \u003cb\u003ePortland, Maine, on 20 March 1906\u003c\/b\u003e, en route to Canada, and were subsequently placed in Ontario. By the \u003cb\u003e1911 Canadian Census\u003c\/b\u003e, Albert was living with \u003cb\u003eElizabeth and Leonard Allen\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eEssex, Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e, listed as an adopted son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eOn \u003cb\u003e28 January 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, at \u003cb\u003eWindsor, Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e, he attested for service in the \u003cb\u003eCanadian Overseas Expeditionary Force\u003c\/b\u003e, giving his occupation as \u003cb\u003efarmer\u003c\/b\u003e and his religion as \u003cb\u003eMethodist\u003c\/b\u003e. He stated his date of birth as \u003cb\u003e11 November 1895\u003c\/b\u003e and named his next of kin as \u003cb\u003eMrs Benn (formerly Spice), 150 North Cross Road, West Ealing, London\u003c\/b\u003e. He was allotted service number \u003cb\u003eA\/767\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe sailed for England as part of the \u003cb\u003e33rd Battalion, C.E.F. (1st Reinforcing Draft)\u003c\/b\u003e and was later posted to the \u003cb\u003e1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)\u003c\/b\u003e in France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eJanuary 1916\u003c\/b\u003e he began suffering from symptoms initially diagnosed as myalgia. On \u003cb\u003e10 March 1916\u003c\/b\u003e he was admitted to \u003cb\u003eNo. 2 General Hospital, Le Havre\u003c\/b\u003e, where he was later diagnosed with \u003cb\u003ecerebro-spinal meningitis\u003c\/b\u003e. His condition was considered serious, and on \u003cb\u003e4 May 1916\u003c\/b\u003e he was transferred to the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire\u003c\/b\u003e, for further treatment. Although he briefly rallied and was removed from the danger list, his recovery was short-lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePrivate Albert George Spice died on \u003cb\u003e6 June 1916\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e20\u003c\/b\u003e, of \u003cb\u003ecerebro-spinal meningitis\u003c\/b\u003e. He is buried in \u003cb\u003eNetley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, Grave N. 358\u003c\/b\u003e. His Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry records his mother as \u003cb\u003eMabel Benn (formerly Spice), of 150 Northcroft Road, West Ealing, London\u003c\/b\u003e, and bears the family inscription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e“GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NEVER WILL THY MEMORY FADE LOVED BY ALL.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlbert’s younger brother, \u003cb\u003ePrivate Arthur John Spice (Service No. 401565)\u003c\/b\u003e, was later killed in action on \u003cb\u003e9 September 1916\u003c\/b\u003e, meaning that both sons of Frederick and Mabel Spice were lost in the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlbert George Spice’s story is that of a London-born Home Child sent to Canada, who returned to Europe in uniform with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and died not from enemy fire, but from one of the feared infectious diseases of the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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