Albert Ernest MAYNARD

Regimental number5415
Place of birth'Telijang', Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales
SchoolGolspie Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGolspie, via Taralga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, H Maynard, Golspie, via Taralga, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of disease 24 December 1916
Place of death or wounding1st Casualty Clearing Station, France (died of pneumonia)
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (window) in St Mark's Anglican Church, Golspie, New South Wales. Parents: William Henry and Eliza MAYNARD, Llandilo, Golspie, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: 2934 Pte George Bertram LANG, 19th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal