Albert REAY

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Service Number:	3264
Enlisted:	25 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, February 1887
Home Town:	Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Plattsburg, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	SW to head, Morlancourt, France, 27 July 1918
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 16), France, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial

25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 56th Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3264, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3264, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
26 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 56th Infantry Battalion, Wounded near Morlancourt, SW to head, died on route to casualty clearing station

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