Albert Daniel SOMERS

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SOMERS, Albert Daniel

Service Number:	69
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, 12 October 1895
Home Town:	Beenleigh, Logan, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Chermside, Queensland, Australia, 7 January 1949, aged 53 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
Memorials:	Beenleigh War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 69, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (arm)
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
13 Oct 1915:	Wounded Private, 69, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - GSW (both hands)
29 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 69, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
12 Aug 1916:	Wounded Private, 69, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 3rd occasion - GSW (arm)
18 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 69, 47th Infantry Battalion

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Discharged medically unfit (wounded third time) on 18 Aug 1917

Qld Birth Name: Albert Daniel Sommer
Father's name: Wilhelm August Friedrich Sommer
Mother's name: Auguste Louisa Wilhelmine Ludwig

"SOMMERS, Mr. Albert Daniel, Victor Drive, Chermside, No. 69, 9th Batt., 1st A.I.F.— Relatives & Friends of Mrs. E. Sommers & Family, Mr. & Mrs. H. Weathered & Family, Mr. & Mrs. T. Frankham, Mr. & Mrs. S. Davis & Family are respectfully advised of the death of her beloved Husband, their Father, Father-in-law, Son-in-law, & Brother-in-law. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Parlour, 400 Wickham St., on Monday at 10 a.m. for Lutwyche Cemetery.

SOMMERS, Albert Daniel.— Limbless Soldiers' Association. Officers and Members of above Association are requested to attend the Funeral of their late Member, Albert Daniel Sommers, to leave as per family notice." - from the Courier Mail 08 Jan 1949 (nla.gov.au)

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