Albert George Simshauser (1893 – 1911)

Son of Frederick Christian and Rosina

Albert George was born on 30 November 1893 at Barraba and died on 6 July 1911. It is believed that he was accidentally killed from a fall off a horse. However, his death certificate states that he died from a malignant growth of the lung, and was a patient at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, at the time of his death. He was buried at Barraba on 8 July 1911, next to his grandparents, Conrad and Louisa.

Two of Christie and Rosie’s sons enlisted in the armed forces of World War 1 – Wilfred James in January 1916 and Frederick Kimberley in February 1917. Wilfred was killed in France, and Frederick returned to Australia, just three months before the end of the war.

Headstone of Albert George Simshauser at Barraba Cemetery