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BOX, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 522, V22556 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 17 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman [WW1]; Newsagent [WW2] |
| Died: | Carnegie, Victoria, 25 January 1970, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Private cremation |
| Memorials: | Colac Elliminyt Methodist Honor Roll, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Deans Marsh State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 522, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
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World War 2 Service
| 31 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V22556 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
On his WW1 enlistment record, Albert gave his father [William Henry Box] as his next of kin and his birth date as 1892. His home town was Elliminyt, near Colac. Albert's mother was born Mary Swayn.
He served in Gallipoli, Palestine and in the Middle East.
Albert married Ida Jessie Lawes [1893-1976] in 1919.
On his WW2 enlistment record, Albert gave 1896 as his year of birth.