WARD, Albert Edward William
| Service Number: | 14482 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia, 22 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Innisfail, Cassowary Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Shorncliffe Military Hospital, Kent, England, 13 February 1919, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent, England Row R, Grave 732 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14482, Field Company Engineers | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14482, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14482, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Involvement Sapper, 14482, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14482 awm_unit: 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-02-13 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 13th February…… Albert Edward William Ward was born at Weldborough, Tasmania on 22nd December, 1883.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th November, 1915 as a 32 year old, single, Labourer from Innisfail, Queensland.
Sapper Albert Edward William Ward, Service number 14482, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Vestalia (A44) on 11th July, 1916 with the Field Company Engineers – July, 1916 Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 9th September, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone on 8th February, 1917 on S.S. Invicta. He was marched in to A.G.B.D. (Australian General Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 9th February, 1917.
On 11th February, 1917 Sapper Ward was transferred to 1st Division Engineers while based at A.G.B.D. Etaples.
Sapper Albert Edward William Ward was posted to 2nd Field Company Engineers on 21st February, 1917.
He was with his Unit on 25th January, 1918.
From 20th February, 1918 Sapper Ward was on leave to UK & returned from leave on 8th March, 1918.
Sapper Ward was detached to C.R.E (Commander, Royal Engineers) on 1st January, 1919.
He was on leave from France from 26th January, 1919 to 9th February, 1919. He was granted an extension of Leave till 11th February, 1919 by Admin Headquarters.
On 12th February, 1919 Sapper Ward was admitted to Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, Kent, England with Influenza, while on leave from France.
Sapper Albert Edward William Ward died at 16.15 hrs on 13th February, 1919 at Shorncliffe Military Hospital, Kent, England from Pneumonia.
He was buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent, England where 10 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/folkestone.html
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