Albert Edward WINTERS

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WINTERS, Albert Edward

Service Number:	873
Enlisted:	27 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 873, 5th Infantry Battalion
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 873, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 873, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Charles Herdy

PTE Albert Edward Winters (variably written Winter) was a labourer from Victoria would enlisted at the start of the war .

In Egypt, he developed a severe and chronic mastoid abscess that necessitated his transfer back to Australia about HMAT Kyarra. He was discharged in the 3rd Military District in January 1916.

He was nonetheless keen to service and re-enlisted for home service later than same year. He was soon discharged again as medically unfit.

In late 1919 he re-enlisted yet again and served until August 1921 in 11th Australian General Hospital.

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