Albert Clement WITHERS

Regimental number64258
Date of birth28 August 1896
Place of birthGawler, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.25"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Arthur Ernest Withers, Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the 23 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date12 March 1918
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th General Service Reinforcements, South Australia (Egypt)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 16 May 1919
Discharge date11 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Orari', 16 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 26 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 11 July 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death28 July 1957
Age at death61
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, WITHERS Albert Clement