| Regimental number | 649 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 8 O'Halloran Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 2.75" |
| Weight | 111 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Winter, 8 O'Halloran Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Servedin the Senior Cadets, 76th Battalion (4 years); 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fredrick William and Elizabeth Martha WINTER |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 270 Pte Alfred Arthur WINTER, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 12 January 1916 (incontinence of urine); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 13 January 1916; discharged, 23 January 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, 24 January 1916. Found guilty, 24 April 1916, of neglect of duty on 23 April 1916 in that he failed to appear on guard mounting parade at 1800 hours with a clean rifle: admonished. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 3000206, 344 Pte R.C. HARRISON, 27th Bn (ex-32nd Bn) (patient, War Hospital, Duston, Northants, England), 13 February 1916: 'I saw Winter's grave at Fleurbaix close to Sgt. Burbidge's. He was killed at Fleurbaix.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WINTER Albert Victor
Red Cross file 3000206 |
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