PETRUSCH, Albert Edward John
| Service Number: | 469 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Timboon, Victoria, Australia, 26 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Terang, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Timboon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), Egypt, 20 June 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terang 100th Centenary of Armistice Remembering Our Fallen, Terang War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 469, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 469, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 469, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 469, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 469 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-20 |
A service in honour of Private A E Petrusch
The Heytesbury Reformer and Camperdown and Cobden Adviser ( Vic: 1914-1918) of Friday 16th July 1915 reports a service of honour was conducted at the Methodist Church for Private A.E Petrusch, who died from shrapnel wounds, while fighting in the Dardanelles. It tells us that he spent the early years of his life in the district. Friends of the fallen soldier we are informed decorated the church and the service was conducted by R.S Wigley.
Ref. trove.nla.gov.au
Submitted 22 May 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
On Bert's death several close relatives were still living in the Timboon area.
Ref. The Heytesbury Reformer and Cobden and Camperdown Advertiser( 1914-1918) 16 July 1915
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
Bert is listed on the Timboon School Honour Roll.
The Heytesbury Reformer and Cobden and Camperdown Advertiser. ( Vic: 1914-1918) of Friday the 16th July 1915 tells us a service was conducted at the Methodist Church for Private A.E. Petrusch, who died from shrapnel wounds in the Dardanelles. We learn further, that he spent his early years in Timboon, attending school there and the local Sunday school.
Further information is given of his service in the third Lighthorse, where he was wounded in the thigh by shrapnel and died of his wounds on June 20 1915, aged 23.
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