ANDERSEN, Albert Charles
| Service Number: | 60326 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Lavington, New South Wales, Australia, 28 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lavington, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Heart failure following Pneumonia, At Sea on H.M.A.T. Bakara, United Kingdom, 19 October 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 60326, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 19 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 60326, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 60326 awm_unit: 16th Australian Reinforcement awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 19th October……Albert Charles Andersen was born on 28th October, 1895 at Lavington, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 6th July, 1918 as a 22 year old, single, Farm Labourer, from Lavington, via Albury, NSW.
Private Albert Charles Andersen embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Bakara (A41) on 4th September, 1918 with the 16th (N.) Reinforcements.
He was written up for a crime while at Sea on H.M.A.T Bakara on 23rd September, 1918. He was charged with “Conduct prejudice to the Good Order of Military Discipline in that he refused to go on Parade when ordered to do so.” Acting Sergeant Lewis was witness. He was awarded 6 days C.B. (Confined to Barracks).
On 12th October, 1918 Private Andersen was admitted to Ship’s Hospital suffering from Pneumonia.
Private Albert Charles Andersen died on 19th October, 1918 while at Sea on board HMAT Bakara from Heart Failure following Pneumonia.
He was buried at Sea on 20th October, 1918 & is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Private Albert Charles Andersen was the one of four Soldiers to die on H.M.A.T. Bakara while at Sea between 12 & 19th October, 1918 according to a cable sent to Officer in Charge, Base Records on 24th October, 1918 from Sierra Leone. All died as a result of Heart Failure as listed on Cable.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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Biography contributed by Stephen Learmonth
Albert was the eldest child of Thowald and Selina (née Elliot) Andersen, being born on the 28th of October, 1895, at Lavington, New South Wales. When Albert was eight, his mother and youngest sister, Selina May, both died, leaving Thowald with three children under seven to raise. At some time between 1903 and 1905 he married Mary-Anne O’Connor and they would go on to have two more sons, Frederick in 1905 and Victor in 1911.
Tragedy further struck the family on the 11th of November, 1916, when Thowald, Albert’s youngest full brother, died of wounds recieved at the battle of Gueudecourt, in northern France.
On the 12th of July, 1918, Albert enlisted in the 1st AIF. He was allocated the Regimental Number 60326 and placed in the 16th General Service Reinforcements. He was nearly 23 at the time and working as a farm labourer in the Lavington district.
On the 4th of September he embarked for active service on the HT A41 Bakara at Sydney. A little under six weeks into the voyage, Albert was admitted to the ship’s hospital suffering with pnemonia. He died of heart failure on the 19th of October and was buried at sea three days later.
According to a cable sent at Sierra Leone on the 24th of October by the ship to the Officer in Charge, Base Records, Albert was one of four Australian soldiers to die of heart failure, most likely brought on by pneumonia, between the 12th and 19th of October. The other three soldiers were Acting Corporal O.G. Gunn (60219), Acting Corporal C. Percy (60272) and Private J.H. Ransome (60326).
He has no known grave but is remembered on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, the Baranduda State School Honour Roll, the Albury War Memorial and the Hollybrook Memorial at Southampton in England. For his service he was awarded the British War Medal.
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