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FERRIER, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 256 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, SW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lockhart State School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row D, Grave 15 Rev. J.C. McPhee officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loyal Lockhart Lodge MUIOOF No 209 Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 256, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, SW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 256, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 256, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Mary Ferrier of Lockhart, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1914 he tried to enlist into the Navy but failed examination