PAINTER, Sgt Albert. 25th Battalion AIF

[bts1970]

One ofthe lads i have come across during research with a link to the village.Cannotfindhimlisted on CWGC site?

PAINTER, Sgt Albert.

Enlisted: (Australian Imperial Force) 01/02/1915. Enoggera, Queensland.

Age given: 23 years, born Purton 25/01/1892.

Occupation: Station Hand. Albert emigrated to Australia in 1913.

MIC details / Medal entitlement.

British War Medal, Victory Medal, 15 Star.

Extracts from: Extracts from: Service record (Australian).

954 D company,25th Battalion AIF.

29/06/1915 Embarked in Brisbane for overseas Service, HMAT Aeneas.

04/09/1915 Embarked Alexandria from M.S.F. (Gallipoli).

07/09/1915 Arrived at lemons, port of Mudros.

10/09/1915 Arrived at ANZAC.

09/01/1916 Disembarked Alexandria ex Mudros (post withdrawal from Gallipoli).

19/03/1916 Arrived Marseille to join BEF. The 25th Battalion was the first AIF unit to arrive in France, part of the 2nd

Division.

03/04/1916 Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No2, the offence “being a soldier found the limits fixed by orders”.

29/07/1916 Gunshot wound (GSW) buttock (severe). The Battalion was involved with a battle at Pozieres from the 25th

July,

13/08/1916 Transferred to England via Dieppe.

05/10/1916 Discharged from 1/5th NG Hospital to Port Down.

19/11/1916 Folkstone.

20/11/1916 Arrived at Base.

02/12/1916 Proceed to rejoin unit.

03/12/1916 Rejoined Battalion who were resting at Vignacourt.

01/05/1917 Promoted Lance Corporal.

13/05/1917 Promoted Corporal.

13/07/1917 Promoted Sergeant.

30/07/1917 7th Training Battalion England (Rollerstione).

15/11/1917 Southampton.

22/11/1917 Rejoined Battalion (France).

07/01/1918 England on leave, returned to France 24/01/1918.

09/05/1918 7th Field Ambulance sick.

10/05/1918 Transferred to Ambulance train, Rouen.

13/05/1918 Transferred to C Depot, Rouen.

28/05/1918 Rejoined Battalion.

10/06/1918 The Third Battle of Morlancourt, the Battalion attacked German positions as 21:45 hrs. The objective is to

capture enemy positions between Sailly-Laurette and Morlancourt, D Company positioned on the left of the

assault. Considerable machine gun fire was experienced as soon as they advanced, casualties recorded were

42 killed, 156 injured and 8 missing.

Death / Burial / Memorial details.

Killed in action aged 26 on the 10th June 1918. Australian archives record his burial as being near Morlancourt, details record that he was buried at 62D K.19665.00 by D.B.O 2nd Australian Division. Albert has no known grave, remembered on VILLERS-BRETONNEUX Memorial, France.

13/07/1918 The Queenslander newspaper reports Albert’s death in its Roll of Honour list No 414.

Evidence for inclusion on the Purton Parish list: Service record (Australian).

[Terry Denham]

Albert Painter is one of a number of names which were missed in error when CWGC transferred the names from the printed records to electronic form.

His name has been found by IFCP and his re-instatement is in hand. He will appear on CWGC shortly. His name is already on the memorial

[bts1970]

Terry

many thanks for the reply, give his inclusion on the Australian memorial etc i doubted that he was missed from CWGC ....... but i had to ask.

Many thanks again, rest easy Albert

Bob