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Albert TEALE

Regimental number2461
Date of birth21 May 1892
Place of birthHounslow, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o C Crittenden, Molesworth Street, Lismore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.3
Height5' 4.25"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Clara Teale, c/o Lismore PO, Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Place of enlistmentLismore, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 April 1919
Discharge date30 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to hospital, Marseilles, 3 April 1916 (seriously ill: cerebro spinal meningitis); discharged to Base, 25 May 1916.

Wounded in action (gassed), 7 March 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Suffolk', 12 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 30 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q187490.
SourcesNAA: B2455, TEALE Albert

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