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Albert Ernest TRANTER

Regimental number1455
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTop Forest, Derrinal, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, E Tranter, Top Forest, Derrinal, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death20.9
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Walford and Mary Ann TRANTER, Derrinal, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousins: 44 Pte James Henry EDGERTON, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 5 October 1917; 3798 Pte William Albenia EDGERTON, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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