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HALLETT, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1753 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Middle Park, Victoria, Australia, July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Helper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1753, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1753, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Hallett was only taken on strength of the 8th Battalion at Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. He was wounded in action on the same day, and died of wounds (gun shot wound, right shoulder) aboard the Hospital Ship 'Dunluce Castle', 29 May 1915. He was buried at sea by a chaplain between Anzac and Alexandria. His widowed mother Emma Hallett was sent his medals.