CHURCHLAND, Albert Vincent
| Service Number: | 3629 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia , 9 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 8 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aubigny British Cemetery Row A, Grave No. 18. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo District School Honor Roll, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3629, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3629, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3629, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3629, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3629 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Vincent Churchland was the son of John James and Florence Ada Churchland of Dubbo, New South Wales.
His younger brother, 60 Lance Corporal William John Churchland 36th Battalion AIF, died of wounds at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917, aged 19.
Prior to enlisting Private Albert Churchland was in the employ of Mr. J. Knight, a saddler of Dubbo. He left Australia with the 18th Battalion but was transferred to the 54th Battalion shortly after arriving in Egypt.
He fought in the disastrous Battle of Fromelles, where he was mistakenly reported wounded. He also fought right through all of 1917, with only 10 days leave in the UK.
He was killed in action on 8 April 1918.
Later it was reported that Mr. and Mrs. Churchland received a letter from Sergt. J. H. Barton, who was close by Gunner A. V. Churchland when killed, near Aubigny, on the morning of April 8. Churchland and his mate were killed, and 14 others wounded by one shell. No one in the platoon, the sergeant stated, was ever more missed. He was a brave little soldier, who will be long remembered by his comrades. Sergt. Barton also gave the reference numbers of the boy's grave.