The AIF Project

Albert Edward REDWAY

Regimental number898
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressNinth Avenue, St Peters, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 8"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Kate Redway, Ninth Avenue, St Peters, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 18 monthsa in the Durham Light Infantry, England ('claimed underage).
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Brian McLauchlan
Discharge date7 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Delta', 24 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 7 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 November 1959
Age at death76
Place of burialPayneham Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, REDWAY Albert Edward

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.