RINGROSE, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 112 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 112, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 112, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Albert Edward Ringrose
He was born in Oakleigh, Victoria in 1899.
Albert had 3 known relatives his mother Martha Ringrose, his father Christopher John Ringrose and his brother William Harold Ringrose.
Albert Edward Ringrose's job was a Cattle Drover (a cattle drover is a person who moves livestock usually sheep, cattle and horses over long distances.)
He enlisted in Liverpool on the 10th of March, 1915 and he embarked from Sydney on the A40 Ceramic on June 25th, 1915
He served in the 18th Battalion in Egypt, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front with his brother William Harold Ringrose.
On October 7th 1917, Albert got shot on the arm, leg and hand. Just after 2 days, Albert Edward Ringrose sadly died of wounds in the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. Albert was buried in the Lijssenthoek military, Cemetry, Flander, Belgium.
Before he enlisted, Private Ringrose was a member of the Lodge Kildare, Blacktown.
He is remembered on the Blacktown Roll of Honour.
By: Keith Sarol
Submitted 7 December 2016 by Susan Hastings
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