Albert
Thomas Edward
Best
Born in Elmhurst, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Mary Ann (Meadows) Best
Husband of
Gracie Lily (Elliott) Best
— married
1929 in Plantagenet, Western Australia, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2014
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Biography
Albert Edward Best was born in 1906, the son of James Edward Best and Mary Ann (Meadows)[1]
He married Gracie Lily Elliott in 1929 in Albany, Western Australia.[2]
- World War Two Service
- Veteran Details
- Name BEST, ALBERT EDWARD
- Service Australian Army
- Service Number WX9264
- Date of Birth 23 May 1906
- Place of Birth ELMHURST, VIC
- Date of Enlistment 30 Oct 1940
- Locality on Enlistment MOUNT BARKER, WA
- Place of Enlistment CLAREMONT, WA
- Next of Kin BEST, GRACE
- Date of Discharge 18 May 1942
- Rank Private
- Posting at Discharge 88 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT
- Prisoner of War No[3]
He passed away in 1996 aged 89 years and is buried in the Allambie Park Cemetery, Albany, Western Australia - B Methodist #276[4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 13 Apr 2024). Index entry for Albt Thos Edwd BEST, Year: 1906; Parents: Jas Edwd and Mary An MEADOWS; Place: ELMHURST Reg. Number: 10308/1906
- ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 5400032/1929 @ Plantagenet; Gracie Lily Elliott and Albert Edward Best married in Albany in 1929; accessed 13 Apr 2024
- ↑ https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=745537&c=WW2
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216997910/albert_thomas_edward_best
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