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LEVER, Albert Victor
| Service Number: | 987 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, England , May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Nairne, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | South Australia , 13 March 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 987, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 987, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Wounded Wounded in the field |
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Albert Victor Lever was born in 1886 in Devonport, England. He was a Railway Porter by occupation and lived in Nairne, South Australia. He was married to Mrs Ellen Thorn Lever and had 4 children named Victor Albert, Percival Lancelot, Wilbur Stirling and Henry Alva.
He was the age of 29 and 4 months at the time of enlistment. His height was listed as 5 feet and 6 and a half inches, chest width was 36 inches, and his weight was 138 ibs. His papers state that he had hazel eyes, black hair, and a fair complexion. His initial rank was Corporal but then was promoted to Sergeant 1st June 1916
Lever embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916. He arrived at England to participate in training, where he was a part of the 43rd Battalion, B Company. He was deployed to France 25 November 1916.
He was severely wounded in the chest on June 12, 1917, after initial treatment in France, he was transported to Northampton War Hospital in England admitted on the 1st July. On August 29 Lever was transported to No 1 Australian Auxiliary hospital to convalesce. Due to the severity of his wounds he was returned to Australia departing 1st November 1917 and was discharged in Adelaide 15th January 1918.
Lever died on 13 of March 1952 aged 66. Lever was buried in South Australian Garden of Remembrance.