Albert Richardson

BIRTH & BAPTISM
Richardson, Albert
Record Type: Births
Gender: Male
Father: Richardson, John
Mother: McDonald, Jessie
Remarks:
Note: This data was compiled by the Tasmanian Family History Society. It was published on CD-ROM as part of the Tasmanian Federation Index Births 1900-1919, Deaths and Marriages 1900-1930 by Macbeth Genealogical Services, 2006. Libraries Tasmania does not hold the original documents used to create this index. Contact Births, Deaths and Marriages for access to the original records, or to obtain a certificate.
Date of birth: 30 Mar 1913
Where born: Currie [King Island]
Registration year: 1913
File number: 3822
[Finally, documented evidence of Albert's birth. I am now confident that the war service record below is the right chap, and that his mother Jessie lived at 266 Vulture St South Brisbane.]

WW2 SERVICE
Unless I am very much mistaken, this is our Albert enlisting in 1940 in Queensland.
Service No. Q49433: Albert Richardson; enlisted 2.9.1940 at Annerley, Queensland; born Tasmania 31 March 1916; age 24yrs; waiter; single; no prior service; NoK Jessie Richardson, mother of 266 Vulture St South Brisbane; C of E; Fit Class 1 for service. Described as dark complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, 5'9" tall.
He was discharged at the end of 1944.

Albert spent a fairly uneventful time in the Army Service Corps until he was sent to Milne Bay in PNG in July 1943.Hospitalised with malaria Jan 1944, returned to Milne Bay in Feb; detached for duty with HQ 8th Aust Infantry Brigade in Feb 44, then HQ 1st Aust Infantry Brigade in April, another bout of malaria, evacuated by Field Ambulance with something wrong with left leg, later diagnosed with abscess on left groin - all in June 1944; embarked Katoomba from Madang returning to Australia in July 1944. In October 1944 he was fined for his first offence but the writing is so poor I cannot tell what it was for.
In November 1944 Albert was transferred out to 88 Aust Tpt Pi then seems to go through a discharge process. Discharged at Warwick QLD: Reason A.M.R & O 253A (1) (H) on 22.11.1944. Albert was discharged from the Aust Gen Tpt Coy - 154 AGT
Total service 1071 days, in Aust 421, overseas 533. Sent Returned from Active Service badge no. 85493

In 1986 the Public Trustees requested Albert's will for the Army, but he had taken it on discharge.

DEATH & BURIAL
Albert Richardson
BIRTH 1915
DEATH Oct 1985 (aged 69–70)
BURIAL Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium
Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
PLOT LAWN-1-756

The Public Trustee reports Albert's death for 3 Oct 1985.

Army reports Albert was sent his discharge docs and will c/o V W Hunting Mungungo, Via Monto, QLD in Dec 1944.
Jessie Richardson of 266 Vulture St South Brisbane, reports receiving her "Female Relative Badge" No. 201246on 23.11.1944