SAULT, Albert Henry
| Service Number: | 53506 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumbers assistant |
| Died: | Old age?, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1975 |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: | Junction Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53506, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 53506, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 53506, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53506, 55th Infantry Battalion |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Albert Henry SAULT,
Regimental Number: 53505
Unit Name: New South Wales Reinforcement 3
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Plumber's Assistant
Address: Merewether, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 18 years and 7 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 12 November 1917, Newcastle, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Thomas Henry Sault, Buchanan Street, Merewether, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board RMS Osterley, on 8 May 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 55th Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Disembarked at Liverpool, England 10 July 1918 to 14th Training Battalion. On 29 July 1918 allotted to Reinforcements, 54th Battalion at 14th Training Battalion. Proceeded overseas to France on 22 November 1918 to A.I.B.D., Havre. Marched out to unit 28 November 1918. Transferred to 55th Battalion from 56 Battalion, 1 December 1918, whilst in the Field. Taken on Strength in 55th Battalion.
From 8 January 1919 to 24 March 1919 attached to Divisional Platoon. On 1 April 1919 detached to Australian Burials Detachment (Grave Registration Detachment), France. Detached back to 55th Battalion 19 August 1919. Disembarked Southampton, Hampshire, England, ex France on 24 August 1919, prior to return to Australia.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Port Denison, 25 September 1919, disembarking 17 November 1919. He married Marjorie Josephine Hungerford, 12 February 1921, St John's Church of England, Newcastle, NSW.
Place of Death: 3 August 1975, Newcastle, NSW
Place of Cremation: Beresfield Crematorium, Beresfield, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: The Junction Soldiers' Monument, The Junction, NSW
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