KERNICK, Albert Ernest
| Service Number: | 1777 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sebastopal, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cummins War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1777, 59th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1777, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1777, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 59th Battalion to the 58th Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1777, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1777 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John and Mary Anne Kernick of Albert Street, Sebastopol, Victoria; brother of Mary Kernick and William W Kernick
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Albert Ernest Kernick (SN1777) was born in Sebastopol and attended the Sebastopol State School. He was a 24-year-old, single, Labourer when he enlisted 4th October 1915. He was assigned to the 5th Infantry Battalion and embarked for active service in May 1916. He was killed on 12th May 1917 during the Second Battle of Bullecourt, has no known grave, and his name is on listed on the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Miss Kernick, of Albert street, Sebastopol, has been notified by the Defence Department that her brother, Pte A. E. Kernick, has been wounded in France. Pte Kernick sailed from Australia about 12 months ago with 1st Reinforcements for the 59th Battalion. Another brother, Pte J. Kernick, one of the original Anzacs, is still fighting in France.
Miss Kernick, of Albert street, Sebastopol, has been notified through the Rev. Mr McDonalds, of St. Andrew's that her brother, Pte A. E. (Bert) Kernick, was killed in action on 12th May last. Pte Kernick, who was previously reported wounded and missing, enlisted in 1915, and left Australia in May, 1916. He was attached to the 58th Battalion. The deceased soldier was a native of Sebastopol, and was educated at the local State school. Another brother, Pte. J. Kernick, has been on active service since August, 1914.