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BRITTAIN, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3611 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1917, Enlisted at Claremont Camp Tasmania and allocated to 9th reinforcement’s 40th Battalion on 13th October 1917. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart Tasmania Australia, 29 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineering General Hand |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Hobart Tasmania Australia, 11 December 1935, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic Section |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3611, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont Camp Tasmania and allocated to 9th reinforcement’s 40th Battalion on 13th October 1917. | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3611, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3611, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3611, 40th Infantry Battalion, Embarked UK for return to Australia .Under age. On HT Euripides for 3MD Melbourne Victoria | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3611, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 3611, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 12th Battalion in the UK from 2nd Tasmania General Service Reinforcement’s. | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Remustered Gunner from 12th Battalion reinforcement’s UK. At General Base Depot reinforcement’s France for duty | |
| 18 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3611, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged 6MD Tasmania termination Period of Enlistment |
Personal Stories
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Two periods of Service
Embarked with 9th reinforcement's 40th Battalion 1917.
Returned to Australia Under age 30th January 1918.
Held on duty at Claremont Camp and Re embarkation with 2nd General Service Reinforcement's Tasmania in July 1918 for duty France