Albert CARD

Regimental number266
Place of birthAyr, Queensland
SchoolAyr State School, Ayr, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTownsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Royal, Gatton Street, Cairns, Queensland
Previous military service27th Light Horse
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/16/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1917
Age at death21.2
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPoperinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 37), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Emma CARD, Mount Mulligan, Queensland. Native of Ayr, Queensland