Albert HENSHALL MM

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HENSHALL, Albert

Service Numbers:	5173, 253305
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Brigade Train
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1892
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	1 July 1952, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria NP-Anglican-R005
Memorials:	Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Driver, 5173, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Driver, 5173, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne
20 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, For Gallantry and devotion to duty under very adverse conditions 19th - 21st April 1918 around the village of Corbie near Villers-Bretonneux France.

World War 2 Service

Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 253305

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Biography contributed by Warren Melling

Military Medal

'On 19th, 20th and 21st April, 1918 while CORBIE was under heavy enemy shellfire this N.C.O. was in charge of and issuing supplies from a dump near Railway Station in town mentioned. Although the bombardment was intense causing the occupants to vacate portion of the town in which dump was located, this N.C.O. remained at his post and encouraged those who were issuing under his orders. The Supply Officer, CORBIE, has reported on the gallantry and devotion to duty of this N.C.O. under very adverse conditions.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

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