Albert John O'LOUGHLIN

O'LOUGHLIN, Albert John

    Service Number: 6326
    Enlisted: 8 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Yackandandah, Indigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Accidental - fractured upper spine, 40th Stationary Hospital, France, 13 April 1919
    Cemetery: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
    Div. 64, Plot V111, Row M, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. and Mrs. O'Loughlin
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yackandandah Memorial Gates, Yackandandah St. James' Great European War Roll of Honor, Yackandandah State School WWI Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6326, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    11 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6326, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    11 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6326, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    23 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6326, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the face and left thigh. Embarked for England on 29 October 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George O'Loughlin and Alice Hart Isabella O'Loughlin nee McIntosh of Bell's Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria.

    Albert's acciedental death was attributed to his being hit by a passing train while he was sitting at the door of a truck with his feet hanging out.

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal 

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