Albert standing on the left, in his early 20's shortly after WWI (click to enlarge).
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Jack (as he was always known) joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 20 May 1916 when he was just 18 years old. He was badly wounded in WW1 and it's understood that he would have died on the battlefield if a German soldier hadn't carried him to the first aid tent. He received gun shot wounds to his face and as a consequence he was entitled to wear a gold would stripe.
Jack was discharged from the military on 24 Jun 1918 as no longer physically fit for war service. He was still just 20 years and 5 months old. After that time I believe he served 6 months in the Army Reserve and was finally released from all service on 10 Dec 1918.

He was 5'8�" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair.
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Albert ("Jack") died in March 1937 about a month before his son John Was born. He died of pneumonia. He was a heavy smoker.

He was a workaholic and was more concerned about the health of the rest of the family who were suffering from flu and whooping cough at the time, than looking after himself. He refused to give in until it was too late.

I was told by his cousin Hilda, that Leonard had an operation to remove a cancer where the oesophagus joins the stomach on 6 Oct 2005.