DEBERG, Albert Hellmuth
| Service Number: | 2994 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Marburg State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 14 July 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Row H, Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marburg Roll of Honour, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane | |
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| 26 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2994, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2994, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Barunga, Brisbane | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2994, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2994 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Hellmuth DEBERG was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 24th November, 1897
His parents were Albert Hellmuth DEBERG & Johanna KENEALLY who married in Queensland on 20th January, 1889
He married Helen WADDELL in Queensland on 14th October, 1915
He had previously served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets & 6 months in the Citizens Forces (Light Horse) before he enlisted in Brisbane on 11th October, 1915 and embarked with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 22nd reinforcements on the HMAT Barunga on 20th October, 1916
Albert was Killed in Action in Palestine on 14th July, 1918 and is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery
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His brother George Henry DEBERG also served during WW1 in the 7th Field Ambulance and returned to Ausrtalia in 1918
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