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Albert Edward Renshaw

Service Number: 178
Rank: Sapper
Age: 27
Religion: C of E
Marriage status: Single
Calling/trade: Boilermaker
Address: Glenlyon Road
Brunswick Victoria Australia
Date joined: 20/08/14
*A.M.F. Unit:
Regiment: 2nd Field Company Engineers

Embarkation

Date: 21/10/14
From: Melbourne
On number: A3
Name: Orvieto
Nominal Roll No: 14/21/1
Division

Next of Kin

Name: A Renshaw
Relationship: Father
Address: 95 Glenlyon Road
Brunswick Victoria Australia

Payment

Before Embarkation
Rate per Diem Date to which paid
S D S D
5 0 20/10/14
After Embarkation
Daily rate, excluding Deferred pay Allotment in Australia per Diem Not Rate, not including Allowances or Deferred pay
S D S D S D
5 0 3 0 2 0
Daily Rate of Deferred Pay, only Inssuable on Completion of Service with Expeditionary Force
S D
1 0

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WWI Stories – Albert Edward Renshaw

Mary Renshaw shares diary entries from Sapper Albert Edward Renshaw No 178, who sadly lost his life at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915. 20th August 1914, Thursday After work on a cold Melbourne winter blast, I met up with my mate Macca (William McIntosh) and we decided to enlist and volunteer to go to war. I [...]