PAINTER, Albert William

Service Number –   1510.

Rank –   Private.

Unit / Division –   48th  Battalion.

Enlistment Date –   20  November  1914.

Address on Enlistment –  South  Bunbury,  W. A.

Occupation on Enlistment –   Sleeper  Hewer.

Next of Kin on Enlistment – Father-  John  Painter,  Mother-  Mary  Painter,  both  of  Forrest  Avenue,  Bunbury,  W. A.

 

Religion –   Methodist.

Embarkation Details –   From  Fremantle  on  22  February  1915  on  HMAT  A50  “ Itonus  “.

KIA / Mortally Wounded –

Date –   6  August  1916.

Place –   Pozieres,  Somme,  France.

Age at Death –   25.

Burial Location / Commemoration Details –   Australian  National  Memorial,  Villers – Brettoneux,  Somme,  France   (  No  Known  Grave  ).

Panel Number, Roll of Honour (Australian War Memorial) –   146.