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TRANTER, Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1455, 2307 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Enlisted at Heathcote, Victoria Issued with service number 2307 while in Egypt |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Heathcote, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Derrinal State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heathcote St. John's Anglican Church Fallen Soldiers of the Great War, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1455, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Heathcote, Victoria Issued with service number 2307 while in Egypt | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1455, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1455, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2307, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2307 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Walford Tranter and Mary Ann Trangter nee Eatwell of Derrinal, Victoria. Brother of Syndey William Tranter, Gertrude May Tranter, Edward John Tranter, Rose Ann Tranter, Maria Louisa Tranter and Susan Elizabeth Tranter
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal