LOCKHART, Albert Allison MM

LOCKHART, Albert Allison  MM

Full Name: Albert Allison

LOCKHART

Date of Birth: 10

1894

Place of birth: Jarrahdale

Australia

Occupation: Farrier

Address: South Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Father-Thomas Martin Lockhart

Next of Kin Address: South Bunbury WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4064

Rank: Sapper

Unit/Division: 1st Division Signals Corps

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-06

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-11-23

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-12-14

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-07

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9/07/1915-To 10th Light Horse Regiment 9th Reinforcements as Private
1/09/1915-To 10th Light Horse Regiment 10th Reinforcements
1/10/1915-To “D” Company 3rd Depot Battalion
9/11/1915-To 11th Battalion 13th Reinforcements
19/02/1916-At Garrison Camp Zeitoun Egypt
2/03/1916-To 11th Battalion “D” Company in the field Habieta Egypt
5/04/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
22/07/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Severe Gunshot Wound Knee ) ex 1st Aust Field Ambulance ex 44th Casualty Clearing Station
24/07/1916-Admitted 23rd General Hospital Etaples France
30/07/1916-Evacuated/Admitted King George Hospital Stamford Street England
4/11/1916-To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England ex English Leave taken from 19/10/1916
29/01/1917-Admitted 3rd Aust General Hospital Brighton England
23/03/1917-Transferred 70 th Battalion Windmill Hill Wareham England
19/09/1917-Transferred 11th Battalion England
9/10/1917-Proceeded Overseas France ex Southampton ex Hurdcott England
16/10/1917-Joined 11th Battalion in the field France
20/01/1918-Detached to Infantry School in the field France
17/02/1918-Rejoined 11th Battalion in the field France ex School Detachment
17/03/1918-Transferred 1st Aust Division Signals Company in the field France
21/10/1918-Granted Leave England
21/10/1918- Awarded MILITARY MEDAL
27/02/1919-To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
12/04/1919-Embarked England for Australia per “Suffolk”
31/05/1919-Disembarked Australia
7/08/1919-Discharged from Service

 

MILITARY  MEDAL

Date  of  recommendation : 29 September 1918

 

” On the night 17th/18th September 1918 and throughout operations on September 18th at JEANCOURT this linesman maintained continuous communications from right group Headquarters , both to the front, flanks and rear under constant shell fire.  This linesman spent the whole of 20 hours continually on the lines and by his devotion to duty communications were uninterrupted the whole of the operation “.

 

Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 10 October 1919

Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page  1498,  Position  92

Date of London Gazette : 17 June 1919

Location in London Gazette :  Page  7697,  Position  8.