HURNE, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 1569 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 December 1914, Enlisted at Nagambie, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, 88th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial Panels 203-206 or 332, Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1569, Enlisted at Nagambie, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1569, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1569, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Albert Edward Hurne
Albert Edward was one of eight children born to William James Hurne and Ann
Kenna in Collingwood Victoria on April 26 1877.
He first married Mabel Dobbin in 1902 but sadly she died two years later in 1904, and in 1908 he remarried Eleanor Olive Kempson and they had one son Oswald Edward who tragically died as a result of an accident aged 16 years.
Albert and Eleanor divorced in February 1912 when their only son was 7 years old.
Albert enlisted December 18 1914 and embarked from Melbourne on the Runic Feb 19th, 1915.
He died of wounds May 10 1915.
He is my great grandfather's brother.
My name is Toni Dianne Grahame.
Submitted 16 October 2015
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hurne and Ann Hurne nee Kenna. Next of kin given as his brother William James Hurne of Clifton Hill, Victoria. Brother of Thomas Henry Hurne, Eliza Hurne, Frederick Hurne, Albertha Hurne and Mary Ellen Hurne
Albert had a son, Oscar Albert Hurne, with a Mrs Eleanor O. Battersby of Victoria from whom he was divorced
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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