LIVERMORE, Albert
| Service Numbers: | 6830, 6830A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1917, Enlisted at Port Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westfield, Sussex, England, April 1885 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Died: | Illness, County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans, England, 15 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hammersmith Old Cemetery Screen Wall 30, Row H, Site 66 Archdeacon Richard officiated Coffin was made of good polished elm, Hammersmith Old Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6830, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Port Melbourne | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6830A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6830A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6830, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left thigh and right hand and evacuated to England where he developed Bronchial Pneumonia | |
| 15 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 6830, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6830 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was the son of James and Louisa Livermore, of 12, Crown St., Eastbourne, England. The military records state his age as 31 but the Death Registration states 33. There is birth record in Westfield, Sussex of an Albert Edward Livermore in 1889 which would make him only 29.
Births Sep 1889 Livermore Albert Edward Steyning 2b 279
Deaths Jun 1918 LIVERMORE Albert 33 St.Albans 3a 778
CWGC no longer maintain graves at this cemetery, now known as Margravine Cemetery, and therefore Albert is commemorated on the screen wall in Section 31.p[Screen Wall. 30. H. 66.]
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Louisa Livermore of 12 Crown Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 15th June…… Albert “New” was born at Westfield, Sussex, England to parents James & Louisa “New”. His birth was registered in the June quarter, 1887 in the district of Battle, Sussex, England.
In the 1901 Census – the family are listed with the surname of “Livermore” with Albert (age 14), his mother & 6 siblings listed at Rye Union Workhouse, Rye, Sussex, England.
[Note: It is unknown why the family changed their surname to Livermore]
Albert Livermore enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th September, 1917 as a 32 year old, single, Platelayer from West Melbourne, Victoria.
On 21st November, 1917 Private Albert Livermore, Service number 6830, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Nestor (A71) with the 24th Infantry Battalion, 20th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 15th December, 1917.
He embarked from Abbassiah, Alexandria on 8th January, 1918 & disembarked at Taranto, Italy on 13th January, 1918 then disembarked at Southampton, England on 24th January, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
Private Albert Livermore was marched in to 6th Training Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Australia on 24th January, 1918.
On 29th April, 1918 he proceeded overseas to France. Private Livermore was posted to New Zealand Base Depot at Etaples, France on 30th April, 1918. He proceeded from N.Z.B.D. on 4th May, 1918 to join his Unit & was taken on strength of 24th Battalion in the Field on 7th May, 1918 from 20th Reinforcements.
Private Albert Livermore was wounded in action on 19th May, 1918. He was admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance on 19th May, 1918 then transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station the same day with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Thigh & Hand. Private Livermore was transferred & admitted to 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport on 23rd May, 1918 with G.S.W. to Thigh & Right Hand. He embarked for England on 27th May, 1918.
On 28th May, 1918 Private Livermore was admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans, England with shrapnel wounds to Left Thigh – severe.
Private Albert Livermore died at 11.15 pm on 15th June, 1918 at County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans, England from G.S.W. to left Thigh & Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried in Hammersmith Old Cemetery, London, England where 2 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
Private Albert Livermore is named on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall & he also has a CWGC Headstone, but apparently the CWGC no longer maintains graves in this Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hammersmith.html
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