Albert Walmsley

Albert Walmsley

Personal Information
Date of Birth	13 Apr 1898
Place of Birth	Brinscall, Lancashire, England
Death	8 Sep 2001, aged 92
Place of Death	Parkwood, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	44 years, 5 months
Description	5'8½"(1.74m) tall ; 145lbs 65.771 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Clerk
Religion	Church of England
Address	Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Son , Mr. Alan Walmsley
Military Information
Reg Number	W27505 ; W66612 & 82191
Date of Enlistment	19 Dec 1940
Rank	Corporal
Unit/Formation	RAAF Provost Unit (Victorian Section)
Post War Details

Pre War

Albert had served in the British Household Brigade of Guards (2040 Trooper) and the Royal Flying Corps during 1916 - 1919. Twenty nine year old Albert arrived in Fremantle aboard the SS Bendigo on 31 Dec 1927 from London with his 27 year old wife Lilian, and 3 year old son Alan.

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1937 with Lillian at State road, Byford, labourer; 1943 alone at 31 Ord street, West Perth, clerk.

War Service

Albert was first enlisted into the CMF on 19 Dec 1940 with army number W27505 and after briefly serving in the 10th Australian Garrison Battalion from 19 Dec 1940 until 28 Jan 1941, he was posted to 5th Australian Garrison Battalion. On 14 Jul 1941 he was transferred to the Western Command HQ Band, and from there he was discharged on 6 Nov 1941 as medically unfit (stomach ulcer).

Albert re-enlisted on 20 Mar 1942, this time part time in the Voluntary Defence Corp, and was posted to the 1st (Perth) VDC Battalion. Albert was then discharged from this unit in order to join the RAAF on 2 Oct 1942.

Discharged from the RAAF on 27 Feb 1946

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1977 - 1980 at 16 Munja way, Nollamara, retired, with Freda Newton.

Notes

Albert's son Alan William Walmsley enlisted in the CMF, the VDC and then the RAAF, where he was a Temporary Warrant Officer in Canberra at time of discharge on 26 Feb 1946.