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Albert Cecil SANGSTER

Regimental number1543
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionProtestant
OccupationTailors presser
AddressHenley Beach Road, Torrensville, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.1
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs Barbara Jean Sangster, Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 November 1914
Place of enlistmentOaklands, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 29 July 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date15 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board Ht 'Hororata', 29 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), 15 December 1915.

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

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death19 October 1936
Age at death49
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SANGSTER Albert Cecil

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