Albert Victor WHEATLEY

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WHEATLEY, Albert Victor

Service Number:	2412
Enlisted:	1 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, January 1892
Home Town:	Brighton, Brighton, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Influenza, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 February 1917
Cemetery:	Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave 190), Wiltshire, England, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 40th Infantry Battalion
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2412, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2412, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 11th February........I thought previous posts I had made were bad days but today is worse - 6 WW1 Australian Soldiers died in England on this date in 1917....

Private Albert Victor Wheatley was born at Brighton, Tasmania in 1892 & enlisted in the A.I.F. on 1st October, 1916 as a 24 year old Labourer.

Private Wheatley arrived in England on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 28th December, 1916 with 4th Reinforcements of 40th Battalion, after being hospitalised in Ship's Hospital for 2 days in October . He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 4th February, 1917 seriously ill with Influenza. He died on 11th February, 1917 from Influenza.

ALL SIX AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS were buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where there are a total of 141 Australian WW Soldiers.

Privates Hinchcliffe, Ley & Wheatley were buried in 15th February, 1917 & Privates Lane, McElhenney & Pantlin were buried on 16th February. His full story can be found here....

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/w---y.html

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