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PAVY, Albert
| Service Number: | 1045 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milang, South Australia, July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1045, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1045, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1045, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Before War
Albert Pavy was a soldier who was born in July 1891 (the exact date cannot be determined) in Milang, South Australia. His father’s name was Mr Albert William Pavy, and his mother’s name was Mrs Loveday Pavy. His father was a farmer; it is uncertain which farm his father worked on. Albert Pavy was a small-statured person, weighing 51 kilograms and having a height of 5” 2 by the time he was 24. Albert was a man of a ‘fresh’ complexion and had hazel eyes with brown hair. He was also a Methodist. According to the examining doctor before Albert’s departure to the war, Albert Pavy was considered a healthy man and fit for service. Albert could see from either eye and had a healthy heart and lungs.
During War
On the 9th of June 1916, the 43rd Battalion embarked on the HMAT Afric A19, HMAT standing for His Majesty’s Australian Transport. Unfortunately for Albert, less than a week after leaving, he was hospitalised on board ship with an infection. His first hospital visit was in Port Said, Egypt, at a Government Hospital, and his second visit was in Derm Hospital Abbassia in Cairo, Egypt. In August 1916 he proceeded to England for further training, and in November to France.
On the 1st of February 1917, Albert was sent to the hospital with mumps, and later, he was diagnosed with Parotitis. Albert was in the hospital for a month while he was recovering; he returned to the 43rd Infantry Battalion on the 25th of February 1917. He remained with his unit for the remainder of the war, except for short periods of leave or at a training school. This meant he fought in the battles of Messines, Third Ypres (including the fighting at Broodseinde), Hamel and Amiens.
On the 24th of June 1919, Albert Pavy got married. Albert and his to-be wife chose to get married a month before the war ended. His wife, Eden Florence, was an 18-year-old woman who was a restaurant cashier. Thus, Albert might have met her during his visit to a restaurant.
After War
After the war, Albert Pavy returned to Australia on a ship called the HMAS Berrima from England, which served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Albert returned on the 6th of September 1919.
Bibliography
“| the Australian War Memorial.” Www.awm.gov.au, www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people.
“Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diaries, 1914-18 War.” Awm.gov.au, 2016, www.awm.gov.au/collection/AWM4.
“Medals of WW1.” Militaryshop.com.au, militaryshop.com.au/features/ww1Medals.html. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
“Session Expired | RecordSearch | National Archives of Australia.” Naa.gov.au, 2015, recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx.