Description
British War Medal, Impressed “7111 PTE A.R. WARRING. 1 BN. A.I.F.”,
Victory Medal, Impressed “7111 PTE. A.R. WARRING 1 BN. A.I.F.”
Born in 1883 in the suburb of Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales and the brother of Robert John Warring, Albert Richmond Warring was 33 years old and a gardener by trade upon his attestation for the Australian Imperial Force, enlisting at Victoria on the 15th May 1916 as Private 7111 of the 23rd Reinforcements to the 1st Battalion. Warring embarked at Sydney aboard the H.M.A.T. A24 ‘Benalla’ on the 9th November 1916 and disembarked at Devonport, England on the 9th January 1917. Following more training with the 1st Training Battalion, Warring proceeded overseas to France, via Southampton, on the 16th April 1917 and marched into the 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot at Havre, France.
Whilst still serving from within the 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot in France, Warring was admitted to hospital sick on the 17th July 1917 with pneumonia, and was moved from le Havre back to England and admitted to hospital in Bristol. He was then transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford, Kent, on the 29th of August 1917, and medical reports on the 4th September 1917 revealed a diagnosis of Tuberculosis Broncho Pneumonia, wasting and tachycardia, and noted that the patient was “in a very emaciated and weakened condition, with eyes sunken and cheeks hollow, pulse rapid and heart dilated”. Despite efforts made, Albert Richmond Warring died of his illnesses at the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital on the 20th September 1917 at the age of 34, and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England, grave number 179,806, Australian Military Burial ground.
A tragic military service for a New South Wales man, proceeded overseas for service only to pass due to severe illness. A collectible battalion. Medals basically as issued, Extremely Fine.