Albert Charles ANDERSEN

ANDERSEN, Albert Charles

Service Number: 60326
Enlisted: 6 July 1918
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
Born: Lavington, New South Wales, Australia, 28 October 1895
Home Town: Lavington, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Heart failure following Pneumonia, At Sea on H.M.A.T. Bakara, United Kingdom, 19 October 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Buried at Sea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton
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6 Jul 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
4 Sep 1918: Involvement Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1918: Embarked Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney
19 Oct 1918: Involvement Private, 60326, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 60326 awm_unit: 16th Australian Reinforcement awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-19

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland

Died on this date – 19th October……Albert Charles Andersen was born on 28th October, 1895 at Lavington, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 6th July, 1918 as a 22 year old, single, Farm Labourer, from Lavington, via Albury, NSW.

Private Albert Charles Andersen embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Bakara (A41) on 4th September, 1918 with the 16th (N.) Reinforcements.
He was written up for a crime while at Sea on H.M.A.T Bakara on 23rd September, 1918. He was charged with “Conduct prejudice to the Good Order of Military Discipline in that he refused to go on Parade when ordered to do so.” Acting Sergeant Lewis was witness. He was awarded 6 days C.B. (Confined to Barracks).

On 12th October, 1918 Private Andersen was admitted to Ship’s Hospital suffering from Pneumonia.

Private Albert Charles Andersen died on 19th October, 1918 while at Sea on board HMAT Bakara from Heart Failure following Pneumonia.

He was buried at Sea on 20th October, 1918 & is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Private Albert Charles Andersen was the one of four Soldiers to die on H.M.A.T. Bakara while at Sea between 12 & 19th October, 1918 according to a cable sent to Officer in Charge, Base Records on 24th October, 1918 from Sierra Leone. All died as a result of Heart Failure as listed on Cable.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-a---b.html

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