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This looks like their births (both illegitimate):-

First name(s) Wallace George
Country England
Last name Albone
Volume 3B
Birth quarter 4
Page 349
Birth year 1895
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name -
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Biggleswade
Subcategory Civil Births
County Bedfordshire
Collections from Great Britain, England

and:-

First name(s) Frederick
Country England
Last name Albone
Volume 3B
Birth quarter 3
Page 358
Birth year 1901
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name -
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Biggleswade
Subcategory Civil Births
County Bedfordshire
Collections from Great Britain, England

Kath. x

Did the newspaper suggest how old they were?

No it didn't give any information at all.

There is a FredericK J Albone born in 1915 mmn Burbridge. Freebmd have a note against it, not too sure what it means.

The Wallace born 1895 you have given me I believe is the son of James Cornelius and Rebecca Clark who died in 1919.

Are they on the 1921 census?

Edi: re earlier post - it is Burnage and they had a son in 1922

Yes, the Wallace George birth I gave is wrong.

Kath. x

Charles Albone married Beatrice Burnage in 1916.

The Frederick born to Burnage has not got a brother called Wallis that I can find. Very puzzling these two and it does not help that the Albones are prolific in Biggleswade.

Yes it is now Lawrence Road Erika.

Thank you Erika but there is no Fred in that family as I had a look at him too in case he was using his middle name

Wallace George is the only Wallace Albone/Allbone/Allibone/Alborne born anywhere in England/Wales at any time.
There are none of a suitable age with Wallace as a middle name, either.

EDIT:
There's this one:

ALBON, WALLACE JAMES mmn GODFREY
GRO Reference: 1899 S Quarter in BIGGLESWADE Volume 03B Page 365

But he doesn't have a brother called Fred.
His father's name is Jonathan.

This is the only 1935 Biggleswade Chronicle mention of them that I can find (searching BNA without a sub):

Messrs. Wallace and Fred Albone, of 58 • I Cemetery Street, Biggleswade, enlisted ini the o/bth Beds. on Monday.

Published: Friday 14 June 1935
Newspaper: Biggleswade Chronicle


If that's the same article you found, LG, it doesn't say they were brothers.

That is the article I have. I stupidly assumed they were brothers. I still cannot find a Wallace that fits age wise for WW2. This family however do like to use their middle names instead of their given name so it is like a needle in a haystack.

The newspsper article is clippings from 10, 20 or 30 years ago.

June 11th 1915- " The Biggleswade Chronicle” Prisoners I of War Fund now totals £2l j Messrs. Wallace and Fred Albone, of 58 • I Cemetery Street, Biggleswade, enlisted ini the o/bth Beds. on Monday. Mr. j .John Lincoln, of Cowfoirlands, joined the I
14 June 1935 - Biggleswade Chronicle - Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England


This is the original and they were brothers.

Messrs Wallace and Fred Albone. the two eldest sons of . Mr James Albone, Cemetery Street, enlisted on Monday in the 3/5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. The latter has been valet to Captain St Quinton of Bedford.
11 June 1915 - Bedfordshire Times and Independent - Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Ah that makes sense, Thank you I know of these two Frederick went on to serve in the 2nd world war and Wallace was killed in Action in WW1. Many thanks for sorting that for me Alviegal I had not realised that the clip was referring to WW1.

Many thanks to everyone who has spent their time trying to help with this. It is very much appreciated

The coffin was plain English oak. with brass' furniture, and bore the inscription: Wallace George Albone, died May l5th, 1919 aged 23 years." The chief mourners were Mr. and Mrs. James Albone (parents), Pte. Stanley Albone and Master harold Albone (brothers)....
23 May 1919 - Biggleswade Chronicle - Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England


what a very sad story this is and brother Fred was serving in Egypt so didn't make the funeral.


Wallace was actually in Doncaster when he died.

He had been serving in Egypt and had contracted malaria. He was sent back to England early in 1919 and upon his discharge returned home in March for a week or so.

He went to Doncaster where his fiancee lived and they were due to be married at Whitsuntide. He was working up until the Tuesday and died on the Thursday.

His parents had been telegraphed but he died just as they arrived in the street where he stayed.

His body was transferred by rail to Biggleswick where he was buried on the Monday.

His fiancee was a Miss Champkins of Doncaster.

Unfortunately there were many sad stories in WW1. I was in charge of putting together a WW1 project to research every service person from Biggleswade and there were a lot of them. I have now started on the WW2 service people but with not much online it is not always an easy task.

Well done to you and everyone who keeps their memories alive.