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Albrecht, William Paul (2108)

Place of Birth: Williamstown, VIC

Age: 24 years 2 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 2108            view online service record

Address:
136 Princes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
William Paul Albrecht (father)
136 Princes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 27 September 1915
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion – 4th Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 8 April 1919
Discharged: Tuesday, 15 July 1919


Pte J McKissock wrote to the Editor of the Standard from France on 9 April 1917 saying that the newspaper was enjoyed by all the Port Melbourne boys at the front.  He enclosed the issue of 6 January 1917 signed by the soldiers from Port who had read it.  W P Albrech was one of those men.

1917 ‘”STANDARD” IN THE TRENCHES.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 30 June, p. 1. , viewed 22 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88367848

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