STREET, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 1264 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot V Row G Grave 14, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France, Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1264, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1264, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1264, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1264 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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Albert was one of ten children (4 Boys and 6 Girls) born to Charles Henrey STREET and Johanna STREET (nee O'CONNELL). Charles ran a cartage business in Melbourne from his farm in Richmond and Gruyere. On enlistment Abert was 20 years and 5 month old and had fair hair and blue eyes and stood five foot seven inches tall. Albert, and his older brother Maurice, enlisted on the 17 August 1914 and embarked for the Middle East abord HMAT 09 Shropshire which left Melbourne and joined the first Australian and New Zealand convoy that left Albany WA on the 21 Nov 1914. Albert and his brother joined the 6th Battery of the Second Field Artillary Brigade as they had both served in the 25th Battery Citizen Forces Field Artillary. Both Albert and his brother served on Gallipoli and then joined the British Expeditionary Force and went to France where his younger brother Arthur also served with 6th Battery. In 1917 Alberts father was injured by a horse and could not manage his cartage business. In September 1917, Albert and Arthur gave permission for their eldest brother Maurice to be granted leave and return home to melbourne to run the business. In late 1917 Albert married Alice Maud LUCAS who resided at 84 Hartingdon Road South Lamberth, London. Albert was wounded in action for the second time on the 13 Aug 1918 and died from these wounds on the 17 Aug 1918.
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