SAYERS, Albert Henry
| Service Number: | 3215 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Busselton State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Pneumonic influenza, Quarantine Station, Woodman Point, Perth, Western Australia, 15 December 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rockingham Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Busselton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3215, Reinforcements WW1 | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, SN 3215, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, SN 3215, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 15 Dec 1918: | Involvement Sapper, SN 3215 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Carinia Sayers, who was of Aboriginal descent, and Flora Hasseldon Thompson. Albert was the eldest of four sons and brother to three sisters.
Private Albert Henry Sayers (3215), 5th Railway Unit; son of Carini and Flora Sayers, Busselton, W.A., was bornat Perth and educated at Busselto. He enlisted in March, 1917, and went into camp at Blackboy Hill. Later he went to Langwarren Camp, S.A., for further training. He embarked for England in October, 1918, per the S.S. Boonah He was at Durban when the Armistice was signed, and he returned to Australia, arriving at Fremantle on the 12th
December, 1918. He contracted influenza on board, and died on the 15th December, 1918, and was buried in the Rockingham Cemetery,
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