PORTER, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 4547 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia, 20 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 22 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4547, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4547, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4547, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4547, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"...4547 Private Albert Edward Porter, 3rd Battalion, of Newport, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Porter embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Sydney on RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 22 July 1916, aged 19. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux France. Pte Albert Edward Porter had four brothers who served in the AIF. 4546A Pte Sidney George Porter, 53rd Battalion, was killed in action in Polygon Wood, Belgium, on 24 September 1917. 1013 Pte William James Porter, 13th Battalion, was killed in action at Hill 60, Gallipoli on 22 August 1915. 3454 Sergeant Robert Daniel Porter MM, 1st Battalion, and 4544 Pte Carl Horwood Porter, 3rd Battalion, survived the war. Privates Sidney and Carl Porter enlisted with Pte Albert Porter and embarked on the same ship..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"FIVE SOLDIER BROTHERS... SONS OF MR. ROBERT PORTER, OF NEWPORT, MANLY.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter, of Newport, have reason to be proud of their sons, five of whom have enlisted and are at, or on their way to the front. The first of the sons to get into khaki was William, aged 23. He went away from Sydney with one of the first contingents, and going through the famous landing at Gabe Tepe on April 25 scathless, he was in the trenches for nearly four months before he was wounded. His parents were officially advised of his casualty at the time, but since then no news has reached them as to his condition, notwithstanding the fact that a number of inquiries have been made. Robert, the eldest son, aged 29, was the next one to see his path of duty. The other three sons, Sydney, aged 23, Carl, 21, and Bert, 19, left recently with one of the contingents from Sydney for the front." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 22 Jan 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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