SAPWELL, Albert Henry
| Service Number: | 2887 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaclava, Port Phillip - Victoria, Australia, 13 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Pakenham East, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2887, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2887, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kalani Sapwell
Albert Henry Sapwell was born on the 13th of July 1882. He was an orchardist and farmer. He was 5ft 10'.
Albert's orchard was 10 acres.
His farm animals included:
3 cows
2 bulls
5 horses
8 pigs
8 chickens
He had the equivalent of $9310
Albert had 3 years total of farming experience.
He signed up for the war on July 1st, 1915, at the age of 33 not realising the harsh reality of war and its consequences. Albert returned home from a tough fight in France on the 9th of September, 1916.
His official reason for dicharge was that he was, 'medically unfit'. Specific details of injury are unknown.
Albert boarded His Majesty's Australian Transports (HMAT) A16 Star of Victoria ship, which carried the First Australian Imperial Force on the way to France.
Albert Sapwell felt inclined to participate in the war due to military history in previous generations of his family.
Albert returned after 9 months fighting in the Middle East and France to his home in Victoria to continue his work as a farmer/orchardist.