ELSWORTH, Albert Ernest
| Service Number: | 17338 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Carlton Victoria Australia , 30 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Brighton Victoria Australia , 28 May 1985, aged 95 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains scattered at cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 17338, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 17338, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 17338, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 17338, Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Ralston
Albert Ernest was born on 30 December 1889 at No. 286 Amess Street, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia. The son of Henrietta & George Elsworth. He studied to be a draughtsman which he accomplished.He married Zoe Madeline Abbott on 26 April 1913 in the Independent Church in Prahran, Victoria, Australia it was officiated by Reverend Harry Sewell Joyce. They had a son together. He volunteered to serve overseas with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) whilst Albert was fighting overseas, unfortunately their son died of a short illness he was only 4 years old, which may have lead to their marriage break down and divorce in 1920.
Albert met and later married Ellen Agnes Attenborough on 30 January 1922 in Victoria, Australia,
where they had two children together in their marriage.
Albert passed away on 28 May 1985 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 95.
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