GUNDRILL, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 883 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kialla West, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 883, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 883, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 883, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 883, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Albert enlisted together with his younger brother 884 Pte. Alfred John GUNDRILL (/explore/people/332018), also of the 37th Battalion, returned to Australia, and was discharged on 24 Oct 1918.
"A HERO'S DEATH. THE LATE PTE. A. E. GUNDRILL. HIS OFFICERS TESTIMONY
Mr. and Mrs. Gundrill, of Kialla West, parents of the late Pte. A. E. Gundrill, have received sympathetic letters from officers of his battalion:—
The Lieut.-Colonel commanding the 37th Battalion, writes: "l regret very much to have to inform you that your son, Pte A. E. Gundrill, was killed in action on the 12th October, 1917, and I desire on behalf of the officers, N.C.O's, and men of the battalion to convey to you our deepest sympathy. Your son, who has been with the battalion since its formation, has at all times conducted himself in such a manner as to earn the respect, praise, and admiration of all ranks by his unfailing cheerfulness and bravery under most trying circumstances. His death is a very severe loss to the battalion, and we all mourn the loss not only of a comrade, but a brave man who worthily upheld the best traditions of the A.I.F."
Lieut. Edward Morley writes: It is my sad duty to notify you of the death of your son, Pte. Albert E. Gundrill, who was taken from us during the victorious ad-vance past Zonnebeke, east of Ypres, on Friday, October 12, '17. Albert was a fine soldier and did his duty manfully at all times. His comrades and officers speak highly of him. The following verse is very appropriate: I hope it will help to comfort you—
Before they rest, they pass through the strife:
Through the waters of death they enter life;
One by one.
To some are the waves of the river still,
To others tie waves run fiercely wild,
But all reach the home of the undefiled.
One by one.
Accept sympathy from us all in your hour of trial, and be assured that your soldier laddie now en-joys that peace which the world cannot give." - from the Shepparton News 17 Jan 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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