ANSELL, Albert Harold
| Service Number: | 58 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lithgow Street State School Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boot clicker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The Ansell’s were from a Melbourne boxing family, Allan and Albert both enlisted in 1914 in the 6th Battalion on the same day and had consecutive regimental numbers. The following article appeared in the Melbourne Winner 12 April 1916.
OUR SPORTSMEN AT THE FRONT- THE BOXING ANSELLS
The honours of the war in connection with a Victorian boxing family go to the three sons of the well-known Abbotsford carrier, Allen Ansell. Albert Ansell (bantam) was killed on picket duty; 'Son' Ansell (lightweight) is missing; while Frank Ansell (ex-amateur champion of Victoria) is still fighting, and has been promoted to sergeant.
Biography
Husband of Mrs Muriel Grace Ansell, 8 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria. Father of a son, Albert, and daughter, Muriel.
Children raised by thier grandmother Esther Knight after their mother died 3 years after Albert Harold Ansell had been KIA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Brother of Allan ANSELL, 6th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915
Cousin of 3290 Pte William Petrel DONOHUE, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916
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