ALBON, Herbert Samuel
| Service Number: | 15807 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Liechhardt Public School |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15807, Reinforcements WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 15807, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 15807, Army Medical Corps (AIF), SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William George and Georgina ALBON, 19 Turner Avenue, Haberfield, NSW
Herbert was wounded twice whilst serving in France and was awareded the Military Medal.
Military Medal
'During operations East of AMIENS this stretcher bearer led a squad of bearers for more than three thousand yards to collect some wounded from the front line of one of the Companies of an Infantry Battalion (17th) which had all its stretcher bearers either killed or wounded. These bearers had several times to pass through the village of FRAMERVILLE (which was being very heavily shelled by the enemy with Gas and H.E.) carrying patients, and through the whole of this period, the leadership and courage under fire of Private ALBON were worthy of the greatest praise.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 61
Date: 23 May 1919
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