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PAINTER, Albert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1510 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper-hewer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Bunbury Wesley Church World War One Memorial Windows, Donnybrook War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1510, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1510, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1510, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1510 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Enlisted November 1914 and in June 1916, found himself in the same battalion (48th) as his dear cousin 4688 Pte. Jack William Padley (/explore/people/265537).
Albert was killed at the battle of Windmill Hill on 6 August and his cousin Jack, the very next day.
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