Regimental number | 30454 |
Place of birth | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A.V. Albinson, Wangaratta, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Perham Downs, 30 January 1917. Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery Larkhill, 11 February 1917. Taken on strength of 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Larkhill, 25 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 October 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, no date stated. Proceeded to unit, 9 October 1917; taken on strength of 54th Siege Battery, 11 October 1917. Wounded in action, 29 April 1918; admitted to No 18 Field Ambulance, 29 April 1918 (gassed, severe); transferred to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 April 1918; to No 1 Ambulance Train, 30 April 1918; to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 30 April 1918; to England, 12 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 18 July 1918; discharged to furlough, 20 July 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 3 August 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 20 September 1918. Marched into Australian Heavy Artillery Training Depot, Devonport, 4 October 1918. On Command at Signal School, Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, 9 November 1918; rejoined Australian Heavy Artillery Training Depot, Devonport, 4 December 1918. Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 14 January 1919. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 12 February 1919 (influenza); discharged, 18 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Orca', 19 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 April 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 15 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALBINSON Albert Bryant |