SERVICE PERSON RESEARCH
SERVICE PERSON DETAILS
Service Person’s
Name
Rank
Service Number
Regiment/Unit or
Ship or Squadron
Albert Henri Menere
Private Bearer
7283
35th Australian Infantry Battalion
Date of Birth
11 March 1880
Place of Birth
Corowa, NSW
Family Details
Son of George Edward Menere and Elizabeth Ann Evans.
Married Blanche Adeline Edith Grass in Albury NSW 1907.
Fathered six children – Aubrey Eugene, Raymond (my great grandfather), Aureole,
Albert Henri, Edward Lawrence and Leila Elaine.
Age at Enlistment
Place of Enlistment
36
Sydney, NSW
Date of Death
2 October 1917
Place of Death
Zonnebeke, Western Front
Cemetery or
Memorial Name
Grave or Memorial
Number
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium - l Panel 25,
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. Memorial # 12040625
PHOTO:
Source: National Archives of Australia 2015, MENERE Albert Henri: Service Number - 7283
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/416599 (Accessed 4th March 2015)
SERVICE PERSON’S STORY/EULOGY:
Prepared by Jonathan Manifold
My great, great grandfather, Albert Henri Menere, a Roman Catholic and engineer, enlisted in the army on
27 January 1917 and thirteen days later sailed from Sydney aboard RMS Osterley on 10 February, 1917. He
was trained in the position of Private Bearer at Windmill Hill in England. Albert Henri was 36 years old and
left behind his wife Blanche, and six children aged from 1 to 10 years old.
Albert Henri was a stretcher bearer in the front line trenches at Zonnebeke in Belgium. He was on duty
when killed by a heavy enemy shell which burst into the trench at 8.15pm on 2 October 1917. He died
instantly and was buried in a shell hole just south of Zonnebeke Railway Station by his friend, Private J
Clarke. A small wooden cross was erected by Private Clarke to mark the spot where his life was taken.
Although my great, great grandfather was only with his unit for approximately six months, he was held in
high esteem by all that knew him and had the admiration of his comrades due to his cheerful disposition.
His friend Private Clarke noted “on the night he was killed, just previous to the occurrence, I was talking to
him and he was in high spirits”.
Albert Henri’s wife, Blanche, remarried nine years after his death and had a further three children.
Albert Henri received the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:.
Australian War Memorial 2015, 7283 Private Albert Henri Menere
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1052053--1-.PDF (Accessed 4th March 2015)
Australian War Memorial 2015, 7283 Private Albert Henri Menere
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1646852/ (Accessed 4th March 2015)
National Archives of Australia 2015, MENERE Albert Henri: Service Number - 7283
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/416599 (Accessed 4th March 2015)
The AIF Project 2015, Details- Albert Henri MENERE https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=206487
(Accessed 4th March 2015)