ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

PAINTER, Albert William

Full Name: Albert William

PAINTER

Date of Birth: 11

–

1890

Place of birth: Carlton VIC

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Forrest Avenue South Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Father- John S Painter, Mother- Mary Painter

Next of Kin Address: Forrest Avenue South Bunbury WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 1510

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-20

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Bettoneux Memorial France- No Known Grave

20/11/1914- To Depot Company as Private
20/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
26/08/1915- To 16th Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli ( Debility ) then transferred to Mudros Base Lemnos
18/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted County of London War Hospital Epsom England ( Bronchitis/Gastritis ) ex Malta ex 25th Casualty Clearing Station Imbros
10/11/1915- Discharged from Hospital to Monte Video Australian Depot Abbey Wood England
23/02/1916- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
25/03/1916- To 26th Draft then to Rejoin Unit Weymouth England
26/04/1916- Transferred 48th Battalion
8/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
6/08/1916- KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres France.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 14562

British War Medal No. 8092

Victory Medal No. 8052

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 316339.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury War Memorial WA

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Bunbury Wesley Church WW1 Memorial Windows WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 146

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.