Albert enlisted with his mate, Frank Norris at Blackboy Hill in April 1917 and returned two years later in May 1919. In December 1919 he received notice that he had secured a block under the Soldiers Settlement Schemme in the Pallinup Estate, lot Number 7112.
Although some clearing had taken place, Albert needed to continue with this task which included clearing scrub, and removing the large dead trees.
Around 1925, Albert employed some Chinese men to build a straight backed dam across the creek not far from their house. They were paid in rice. The dam still exists today. (1912)
Albert brought home three bayonets from WWI which were given to his son Alwyn and subsequently stolen from his home in 2008.
Mabel was an active member of the community and was always ready to lend a helping hand.

Albert and Mabel helped make a small cottage on their farm for Albert's childhood & army mate, Frank Norris.
Frank and Albert had both applied for Soldier Settlement land at the Pallinup Estate, and received blocks adjacent to each other – Kojonup Locations 7110 and 7111.
Frank had all his meals at the Freegard’s home but had his own small weatherboard hut (a single unlined room, with no ceiling, a corrugated iron roof, one window, one door).
The arrangement proved very beneficial, and the three remained life long friends.
Another friend was neighbour Arthur White, whom Albert had worked with previously on a farm in Blunsdon, England.
Early in 1923 Arthur was informed in April by Albert (then living in at the Pallinup Soldier Settlement) of the possibility of one of the previously selected blocks of land becoming available.

In a letter dated April 24, 1923, Arthur writes:
“I am leaving Frank (his brother who was working on a farm in Dumbleyung) to go and have a look for land….I am staying with an old friend of mine who used to manage one of Mr Fuller's farms he has a nice farm here & wishes I could get one near him I think there will be one in about 12 months time joining but its uncertain, I think the fellow will have to clear out as he is doing no good, it’s a good place only he’s no farmer.”
Sure enough, Arthur got that farm (Kojonup Location 7109) and set about working hard farming and building a house for his Bride to be.
By early 1924 Mabel helped prepare a home for Arthur's fiancee, Dorothy White, her soon-to-be neighbour.
Mabel made up cupboards from kerosene boxes and sewed up some cretonne curtains.

In 1925 Albert and Mabel took delivery of a Dodge car, one of the first cars in that part of the District. About 2 years later Mabel drove Dorothy the 14 kilometres to Gnowangerup Hospital for the birth of her first child. When the doctor was not available, Mabel then drove the 66 kilometres to Katanning at night time over the bush roads.
An unfortunate accident, which might result in the loss of one eye, befell Mr. Albert Freegard’s second son last week (18 – 25 February). Whilst boiling some manna gum on the stove, he lifted the lid off the pot, and the boiling mixture exploded into his face. He was attended to by Dr. Bateman, who recommended that he be taken to Perth for further treatment.
In 1935 a monitor, Mr Brown, was employed to assist with the now 48 children attending the Pallinup School with only one teacher. Mrs Freegard offered him board. (Mr Brown taught the Infants and Grade One).

Albert was a member of the VDC in Gnowangerup during WWII.
In 1938 at the monthly meeting to the Gnowangerup R.S.L. sub –branch on 3^rd November Mr. Albert Freegard gave the gift of a wonderfully fine framed photograph of the Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretenneux, which was unveiled by the King and Queen on 22^nd July, and at which ceremony Mr. Freegard had the honour of being a member of the guard of honour.
John White was given a lot of help and advice from Mr Freegard and Mr Norris who lived with the Freegards, following his father's death in 1942.
John and his sister Joy and to some extent his younger siblings Margaret and Norman needed to manage the farm at age 15.
In addition, John said Mrs Freegard was ‘a tower of strength’.
Margaret White (m.Tom Brade) often rode a bike to Freegard's if Dorothy had run out of any item of food.

When Albert and Mrs Freegard retired to Perth, Frank moved to Perth as well.
The love and caring so present in the lives of Albert and Mabel lived on in their children.