Regimental number | 2520 |
Place of birth | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Dent Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lillie Albert, Wilton Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row D, Grave 23), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Jane ALBERT; husband of Lillie Belle ALBERT, 18 Wilton Street, Merewether, New South Wales. Native of England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 January 1917, and marched into 9th Training Bn. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 23 January 1917; discharged from hospital, 29 January 1917 (no further details recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 36th Bn, 28 April 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 11 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left knee); admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 June 1917, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 12 June 1917, and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 13 June 1917; discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 13 June 1917; transferred to No 3 Rest Camp, Boulogne, 4 July 1917; rejoined Bn from hospital, 2 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 25 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALBERT Frederick James |