Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Washington, Albert

Born 1887 Bendigo Victoria the son of Joseph Joslin and

Ellen Washington (nee Perry) married to Emily May Fitzgerald with two children, a repairer on the railway he embarked Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion and the rank of Sergeant

Sgt Washington was killed in action 5^th October 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Word was received at Lilydale on Saturday that Sergeant Bert Washington had been killed in action. Sergeant Washington enlisted over 12 months ago and leaves a widow and two children who reside at Lilydale. Prior to enlistment he was a railway employee at Lietinna. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved.

The Examiner Launceston 30^th October 1917

A family photo of the Washington family sent by Albert Charles Washington to the late Florence Mary Carthew (nee Washington) - Albert is back row on the left.

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