MANTTAN, Albert Geutemer
| Service Number: | 7261 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone linesman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1952, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental Portion 13 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7261, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7261, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7261, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7261, 15th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD, Medically unfit due to wounding |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Albert Gentner Manttan (Service No. 7261), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with a plaque in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 20 September 2025, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Albert Gentener Manttan was born on 13 March 1886 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Charles Frederick Manttan and Frances Manttan (née Wills). He married Annie McEwen in Queensland on 29 January 1905, and the couple had three children.
Albert enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Toowoomba on 23 October 1916, recording his occupation as telephone lineman and nominating his wife, Annie Manttan, as his next of kin. He embarked from Sydney on 24 January 1917 for overseas service with the 15th Battalion aboard HMAT Ayeshire.
On 21 August 1917, Manttan was wounded in action in France, sustaining gunshot wounds to the legs and feet. He was evacuated from the front and transferred to England for medical treatment. He was subsequently assessed as unfit for further active service and repatriated to Australia. He embarked for return to Australia aboard HMAT Themistocles in late 1917, and was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 6 July 1918.
Following his return to Australia, he is recorded as living in Landsborough working as a foreman.
Private Albert Gentner Manttan died on 5 October 1952, aged 66, and was buried three days later in Monumental Portion 13, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. His wife Annie died in February 1959, and was buried with her late husband.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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