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Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:35pm

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The first word is Albury (WA) ...

The second word is probably Depot...

But the third word has me foxed ... looks like 'Salt'.

This is where the ANZACS sailed from WA to Europe.

This was 1916.

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A full 6 months after my cousin was killed at Passchendaele they were still sorting out his Will in which he nominated his mother. So many were killed that it was a case of there being a huge backlog to get through for the desk jockeys.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Try your hand at deciphering this ... Reply #2 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:58pm ... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:38pm: There is no Albury in WA. It'd be Albany. Ouch. Thanks Honky. I got my wires crossed. Back to the drawing board for me.
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Reply #3 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 4:08pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:58pm:

... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:38pm:

There is no Albury in WA. It'd be Albany.

Ouch. Thanks Honky. I got my wires crossed. Back to drawing board for me.

Albany used to be the capital I think... many were sent from there! My uncle was sent from there: he survived but got gassed and lived a shite life until his 70s! All volunteers in the first world war I think!

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Reply #4 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 6:21pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 4:08pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:58pm:

... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:38pm:

There is no Albury in WA. It'd be Albany.

Ouch. Thanks Honky. I got my wires crossed. Back to drawing board for me.

Albany used to be the capital I think... many were sent from there! My uncle was sent from there: he survived but got gassed and lived a shite life until his 70s! All volunteers in the first world war I think!

Volunteers - yes. They had less idea about being in a combat situation than even commonsense should have told them. It's was all a case of 'Boys' Own Adventure' as far as they were concerned.

Technically it was 'voluntary', but of course no young man wanted to receive a white feather of cowardice in his mail box. And at that time a large number of English migrants were out of work in NSW which saw them joining up just to be 'normalised' if nothing else.

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Reply #6 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:00pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 2:35pm:

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http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr96/Herbert_04/albury.png

The first word is Albury (WA) ...

The second word is probably Depot...

But the third word has me foxed ... looks like 'Salt'.

This is where the ANZACS sailed from WA to Europe.

This was 1916.

I think it was 1914.

And, it's Albany.

Pronounced Albany, not Albany.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Try your hand at deciphering this ... Reply #7 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm: What's the document?? Australian Imperial Forces Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad 24/10/16
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Reply #8 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:12pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm:

What's the document??

Australian Imperial Forces

Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad

24/10/16

They went in 1914, from Albany (pronounced Albany, not Albany).

I don't think it's 'Salt'.

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Reply #9 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:17pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm:

What's the document??

Australian Imperial Forces

Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad

24/10/16

They went in 1914, from Albany (pronounced Albany, not Albany).

I don't think it's 'Salt'.

Mr Mitty is being deliberately selective to ensure we see a small section of the document. How else can you encourage ongoing interest and useless speculation? Maybe, he'll stop being precious and show us the whole?

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Reply #10 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:18pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm:

What's the document??

Australian Imperial Forces

Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad

24/10/16

They went in 1914, from Albany (pronounced Albany, not Albany).

I don't think it's 'Salt'.

Correct. The very first lot of ANZACS left Albany WA for Egypt before the landing at Gallipoli (have I got that right?)

The ones who survived Gallipoli were then sent to France and ended up in the quagmire of Passchendaele in Belgium.

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Reply #11 - Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:31pm

Aussie wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:17pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm:

What's the document??

Australian Imperial Forces

Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad

24/10/16

They went in 1914, from Albany (pronounced Albany, not Albany).

I don't think it's 'Salt'.

Mr Mitty is being deliberately selective to ensure we see a small section of the document. How else can you encourage ongoing interest and useless speculation? Maybe, he'll stop being precious and show us the whole?

The troll baits his hook well.

He's not called 'Troll King' for nothing.

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Reply #12 - Aug 5^th, 2015 at 6:45am

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:18pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 9:10pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2015 at 7:49pm:

What's the document??

Australian Imperial Forces

Attestation Papers of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad

24/10/16

They went in 1914, from Albany (pronounced Albany, not Albany).

I don't think it's 'Salt'.

Correct. The very first lot of ANZACS left Albany WA for Egypt before the landing at Gallipoli (have I got that right?)

The ones who survived Gallipoli were then sent to France and ended up in the quagmire of Passchendaele in Belgium.

Albany was a staging point for ships travelling to the ME or Europe. My dad left Sydney in May 1915 on HMAT Ceramic for Egypt where he became part of the 55th Battalion AIF. This battalion was formed of Gallipoli veterans and reinforcements from Australia. After training in England they arrived in France in July 1916 and, a week later, met the Germans at Fromelles. As Herb says, their adventures included visiting places like Villiers-Bretonneux, Polygon Wood, The Hindenberg Line and Passchendaele.

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Reply #13 - Aug 5^th, 2015 at 8:54am

The Heartless Felon wrote on Aug 5^th, 2015 at 6:45am:

Albany was a staging point for ships travelling to the ME or Europe. My dad left Sydney in May 1915 on HMAT Ceramic for Egypt where he became part of the 55th Battalion AIF. This battalion was formed of Gallipoli veterans and reinforcements from Australia. After training in England they arrived in France in July 1916 and, a week later, met the Germans at Fromelles. As Herb says, their adventures included visiting places like Villiers-Bretonneux, Polygon Wood, The Hindenberg Line and Passchendaele.

Good on you Heartless for knowing all this stuff about your dad and all the battle-place details. That's as it should be. No doubt you've compiled an album in commemoration of your dad.

I'm doing this at the moment with this newly-discovered '1st cousin 3 times removed' of mine. It's a grim task with no silver-lining to it. What the Germans did in terms of misery and death during two World Wars that they initiated last century is mind-boggling. They should be grateful that at the end of WWII the allies didn't carpet-bomb the entire country with H-bombs to ensure they never rose up again.

Instead they got Chocolates-and-Chesterfield cigarettes drops from the Americans.

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