Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Arthur Billington a Sand and Gravel Works Labourer, born 1877 in Leicester and his wife Mary Elizabeth a Cotton Winder, born 1876 in Leicester. Albert Edward, was born in 1900 in Leicester, he had one sibling, a brother William H., born 1898 in Leicester, in March 1901 the family home was at 43b, Evans Street, Leicester, in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Belgrave, St. Peter. In April 1911 Albert was a Schoolboy and was residing in the family home at 179, Lancaster Street, Leicester, together with his mother who had remarried in 1909, and step father George Bromley a Cotton Winder, born 1884 in Leicester, and his siblings, William and Horace, born 1904 in Leicester. The War Diary for today records that the Battalion were near Holnon, and had just been relieved in the front line trenches. The Battalion was reorganised into 4 more company’s again, and A, B and D Company’s and Battalion HQ’s moved to Quarry X.12.a. and c., while C Company took over Battalion HQ’s positions in valley S.2.a. Battalion reported in new positions at 5.55am. Strength approximately 14 officers and 280 other ranks. At 11.00am a conference at HQ’s of 2nd Sherwood Foresters of Battalion Commanders and Brigadier General Commanding. Brigadier General Commanding 18th Brigade, G.S.O. 1 of 6th Division also present and plans discussed for a further attack on the Quadrilateral and Selency to be made on the 24th instant by 18th Infantry Brigade and 1st Leicestershire Regiment. Major Wykes admitted to hospital, Lieutenant Colonel F. Latham D.S.O. came up from Transport Lines and took over command of the Battalion in the line. Quiet day spent reorganising the Battalion. 6 officers and 75 other ranks from nucleus at Transport Lines joined at night. Casualties, other ranks A Company 1 wounded. B Company 1 wounded.