Albert WARNER MM

WARNER, Albert

    Service Number: 3537
    Enlisted: 24 July 1915
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, 1 March 1897
    Home Town: Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Drover
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 August 1918, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3537, 4th Machine Gun Battalion
    5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3537, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3537, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
    16 Aug 1918: Involvement Driver, 3537, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3537 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-08-16
    Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal, "For Conspicuous Bravery and Devotion to Duty" during the advance near Morcourt on 8th August 1918.

    Albert Warner

    Albert Warner was born on 1 March 1897 in Chinchilla, Queensland to Albert and Rosalia.
    He had three brothers and two sisters.
    He died on 16 August 1918 in Somme, France, at the age of 21, and was buried in Sailly-le-Sec, Somme, France and was awarded the Military Medal, "For Conspicuous Bravery and Devotion to Duty" during the advance near Morcourt on 8th August 1918.

    Submitted 27 December 2023 by Ronald Kennedy

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    Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

    His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.

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