HACK, Albert Ernest
| Service Number: | 1786 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Macquarie Plains, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26 July 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England area, Row TT, Grave 182. Interred on 28 July 1953 |
| Memorials: | Bushy Park Gretna State School Roll of Honour, Bushy Park Gretna State School Roll of Honour, Fingal Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the eye | |
| 20 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Citation reads:- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an attack by our troops this N.C.O. displayed great gallantry in organising company Lewis gun crews under heavy fire. He succeeded in getting his four teams up to the final objective, and personally placed each gun in position, and enabled a party to go forward and capture an enemy machine gun. He has rendered valuable services on patrol, and has obtained most useful information London Gazette on 3 June 1918, page 6484, position 23 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 November 1918, page 2111, position 155 | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1786, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Hack and Louisa Sarah Hack nee Stock of MacQuarie Plains, NSW.
Brother of William Frederick Hack, Henry (Harry) Alfred Hack who was killed in action while serving with the 12th Battalionnd has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Robert Cecil Hack who returned to Australia on 10 April 1919 having served with the 26th Battalion, Frederick Joseph Hack who returned to Australia on 16 May 1919 having served with the 26th Battalion, Ida Eva Hack, Louisa Maud Hack, Muriel Olive Hack, Agnes Annie Hack, Mathew John Hack, Myrtle Miriam Hack, Stanley George Hack, Mary Victoria Sara Hack, Clarence Rupert Hack, Mary Victoria Sarah Hack and Joseph Edward Hack
Husband of Thamar Hack
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard Tras-os-Montes disembarking 22 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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