ALBERTSON, George William Percy
| Service Number: | 4333 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dungowan Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 20 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bronchitis, Fovant Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 26 February 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Baverstock (St. Edith) Churchyard Baverstock (St Edith) Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4333, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4333, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4333, 30th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of H. P. and E. A. Albertson, of "Kyalla," Kavilah St., Chatswood, Sydney.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 26th February........Private George William Percy Albertson was born at Dungowan, near Tamworth, New South Wales in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 24th July, 1916 as a 26 year old Labourer.
Private Albertson arrived in England on 29th January, 1917 & had been admitted to Ship's hospital from 17th December 1916 until 17th January, 1917 on the way.
Private Albertson was sent to Fovant Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 17th February, 1917 from 8th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
Private George William Percy Albertson died at 11.50 pm on 26th February, 1917 from Bronchitis. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Edith’s at Baverstock, Wiltshire where 30 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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