<Tr> <Th> Nephews </Th> <Td> Stan Trotter Reg Trotter Derek Trotter (great nephew) Rodney Trotter (step - great nephew) Damien Trotter (great - great - nephew) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nieces </Th> <Td> Gillian Joan Mavis Trotter (great - great - niece) </Td> </Tr> <P> Albert Gladstone Trotter, better known as Uncle Albert, is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses . He was introduced during the fourth series as a replacement for the character of Grandad due to the sudden death of actor Lennard Pearce in 1984 . He was portrayed by Buster Merryfield . </P> <P> Albert was born on 19 November 1920 on Tobacco Road in London, close to the Docks, where he lived with his brothers Edward, George, and Jack . Albert joined the Royal Navy in 1937, aged 17, and two years later was called to action following the outbreak of the Second World War . He spent the rest of his life recounting tales from the war . He won seven medals - although this was largely because he had an extraordinarily unfortunate time . He served on seven ships that were either torpedoed or divebombed over a period of four years, including two during Peacetime . Albert undertook basic parachute training on the Isle of Wight, which enabled him to fall without injuring himself . He used this to his advantage in the post-war years, staging mock falls down the cellars of pubs in order to receive financial compensation . He staged falls down at least fifteen cellars, gaining the nickname of "The Ferret" in the process . After the war, Albert joined the Merchant Navy . In spite of his past with the Royal and Merchant Navies, Albert cannot swim . He lost contact with his brother, Edward (Grandad Trotter) because of a fight over Albert's future wife Ada to whom they were both attracted . Despite this, he attended Edward's funeral . </P>

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