On 24 August 1914, having received a free pardon for his prior desertion,[REF] Alberry joined the First Australian Imperial Force's 8th Battalion as an infantryman,[REF] at Broadmeadows, Victoria.
On 7 August 1916 Albery was evacuated to England aboard the hospital ship Asturias from Le Havre, and admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital in Stirchley, Birmingham[REF] where his right leg was amputated above the knee.