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Morton Albury BOARD

Regimental number3572
Place of birthBicheno, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBicheno, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.8
Height5' 5.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinBrother, T Board, Bicheno, East Coast, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil ('evaded service')
Enlistment date7 August 1917
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
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FateReturned to Australia 11 August 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 13 June 1918 (gun shot wound, right leg).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 11 August 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg: slight)

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orsova', 8 January 1919; discharged (Hobart), 26 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No T255842.
Date of death12 May 1945
Age at death48
Place of burialSydney War Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOARD Morton Albury

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