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WITTS, Albert Henry

Service Number:	2948
Enlisted:	22 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Marlborough, England, 1890
Home Town:	Busselton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	General Hand
Died:	Illness, Suddenly at Home, 196 Sixth Ave, Inglewood, Western Australia, 17 August 1952
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Section
Memorials:	Busselton Brass Band, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk

World War 1 Service

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2948, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2948, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2948, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
19 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2948, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Disembarked Fremantle, Western Australia per "HT Marathon"

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Biography contributed by Joy Dalgleish

Albert married Sarah Shield in Perth 1920 and they had one daughter - Betty.