BRITTON, Algernon Wascoe James
| Service Number: | 6295 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Lawrence, Queensland, 14 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Saint Lawrence, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Lawrence State School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XX111, Row A, Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Springsure Shire of Bauhinia Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6295, 26th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6295, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6295, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6295, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Algernon Wasbol James BRITTON was born on 14th November, 1894 in St Lawrence, Queensland
His parents were Wascoe Henry Algernon BRITTON and Alison Marie Harvey FRANCKE
Algernon married Violet Alice GODSELL in 1916 in Queensland
He enlisted on 14th April, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 26th Battalion, 18th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Demosthenes on 23rd December, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 5th October, 1917 in Zonnebeke, Belgium - buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium - he is also honoured on the Australian War memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal with Clasps & the Victory Medal.
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Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton 22nd November, 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR
BRITTON.- Reported killed in action 5th October, 1917, Private Algernon W.J. Britton, 26th Battalion. A.I.F. dearly beloved husband of Violet Alice Britton (nee Godsell), Rolleston
"Greater love hath no man than this
That he lay down his life for his friends"
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