Service Number
486
Unit
12th Battalion
Date of Enlistment
26/08/1914
Date of Return
09/03/1916
Date of Discharge
04/05/1915
Date of Death
02/07/1958
Service Story
Sergeant Albert Henry Sanson was born in Williamstown Victoria. He previously served in the Boer War as a Private in the 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse (Victoria). He was 35 years old when he reenlisted at Pontville Tasmania. He embarked on the HMAT Geelong A2 on the 20th October 1914. serving with the 12’h Battalion D Company as a sergeant. He lived in Queenstown, his records indicate that he was a labourer before he re-enlisted. His religion was Presbyterian and he was married. Sergeant Albert Henry Sanson was returned to Australia 21st March 1915.
To be unveiled by Lt Col Alex Thomson and Jamauri Dowling
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Cornelian Bay Hobart
Burial Reference
C of E CH 012
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