SHOTBOLT, Albert James Charles
| Service Numbers: | 1277, R1277, N106069 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | London, England, 1 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Bushman & Telephone Linesman |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 21 November 1974, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Private Cremation |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1277, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1277, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1277, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, R1277, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, R1277, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, R1277, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N106069, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) , Sydney | |
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| 24 Sep 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N106069, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert James Charles SHOTBOLT was born in London on 1st April, 1889
His parents were James Samuel SHOTBOLT & Frances Ann SMART who married in St James the Great in Bethnal Green on 29th April, 1888
He married Ruby Charlotte HIGGINBOTHAM in Victoria in 1920
He enlisted in Rosebery Park, NSW on 17th September, 1914 and returned to Australia and re-embarked in 1916 - he was discharged on 2nd August, 1919 - he was with the4th Infantry Brigade Train and the 1st Australian Army Service Company
He enlisted again for WW2 on 24th August, 1941 in Sydney and was discharged on 24th September, 1942 & was a Private with the 13 Garrison Battalion
Albert died in Sydney on 21st November, 1974 - burial place unknown
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