Albert Ernest BRADTKE

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BRADTKE, Albert Ernest

Service Number:	1093
Enlisted:	16 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Mannanarie, South Australia, 3 July 1888
Home Town:	Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	27 December 1932, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Mannanarie Roll of Honor WW1, Yongala Methodist Church Soldiers Roll, Yongala Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1093
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1093, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1093, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 1093

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I316583 Birth record: BORN: Albert ERNST Bradtke
3 July 1888 in Hd Of Mannanarie, South Australia

Father Heinrich Gustav Bradtke - living at Mannanarie, SA
(b. 27/7/1856 Skillogalee Creek - d. 18/5/1948 in Peterborough, SA) and
Mother Lydia Elizabeth Bradtke (nee Stockmann)
(b. 20/9/1863 - d. 6/6/1944 Jamestown, SA)

Brother: Carl Heinrich Bradtke b. 13/5/1887 in Hd Of Mannanarie, SA
Brother: Johannes (John) Alfred Bradtke b. 11/5/1889 in Hd Of Mannanarie, SA
Brother: Friedrich (Fred) Sydney Bradtke b. 2/5/1891 in Hd Of Mannanarie, SA
Sister: Rubina Juanita Bradtke b. 25/3/1893 in Hd Of Mannanarie, SA

Wife:   Myrtle Winifred Bradtke
          living at c/o Mrs H Parker, Yongala, South Australia
        (later moved to Herbert Street, Franklyn, Alberton, SA)

On enlisting Albert was 27yrs 7mths old; married; 5' 10" tall; 168 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of England

16/2/1916 enlisted at Petersburg, SAc/o Mrs H Parker, Yongala, South Australia
as a Private in 3rd Pioneer Battalion, D Company

29/3/1916 appointed to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion
Exhibition AIF Camp

6/6/1916 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A62 Wandilla
26/7/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England

24/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton10/3/1918 proceeded on leave to UK

6/4/1918 rejoined unit in the field

10/5/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Wahehe, ex England
26/6/1919 disembarked into Adelaide, SA

10/8/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (14271); Victory medal (14056)

27/12/1932 passed away

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 27/4/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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