WOLSTENHOLME, Albert Edwin
| Service Numbers: | 220, 2221, 6644 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Howlong, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Lawson, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lawson Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher & Surveyors Chainman |
| Died: | Lobar Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, England, United Kingdom, 24 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 212, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 220, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 28 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 220 |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, Wodonga, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne HMAT Wandilla 6th reinforcements | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6644, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2221, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6644, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6644, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6644, 6th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Edwin WOLSTENHOLME was born in Howlong, New South Wales in 1881
His parents were Matthew James WOLSTENHOLME & Mary Jane DAVENPORT
He had served previously in South Africa (SN220) before he enlisted on 22nd January, 1915 (SN 2221) and embarked with the 14th Infantry Battalion on the ship HMAT Wandilla on 17th June, 1915 - he returned to Australia in late 1915 and reattested on 5th February, 1916 and obtained a different service number (SN 6644)
He embarked for the 2nd time on the ship Nestor on 2nd October, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 21st Reinforcements
Albert was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital in England due to Illness and died on 24th February, 1917 of Lobar Pneumonia
He is buried in the Durrington Cemetery in Wiltshire (Grave 212) and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Charles Matthew WOLSTENHOLME also served in the Boer War (SN 762 & SN 273) and also WW1 (SN 2511 - he returned to Australia in 1917
Another brother Walter Frederick WOLSTENHOLME (SN 1648) served in the Boer War
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Edwin WOLSTENHOLME was born in Howlong, New South Wales in 1881
His parents were Matthew James WOLSTENHOLME & Mary Jane DAVENPORT
He had served previously in South Africa (Service Number unknown) before he enlisted on 22nd January, 1915 (SN 2221) and embarked with the 14th Infantry Battalion on the ship HMAT Wandilla on 17th June, 1915 - he returned to Australia in late 1915 and reattested on 5th February, 1916 and obtained a different service number (SN 6644)
He embarked for the 2nd time on the ship Nestor on 2nd October, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 21st Reinforcements
Albert was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital in England due to Illness and died on 24th February, 1917 of Lobar Pneumonia
He is buried in the Durrington Cemetery in Wiltshire (Grave 212) and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Charles Matthew WOLSTENHOLME also served in the Boer War (SN 762 & SN 273) and also WW1 (SN 2511 - he returned to Australia in 1917
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