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ALFORD, Robert Dudley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4356 |
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Enlisted: | 16 September 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Yeerongpilly, Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1893 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Southport High School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Peronne, France, 2 September 1918, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot IV, Row C, Grave 4, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Canungra War Memorial, Logan Village District Roll of Honour, Logan Village State School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4356 | |
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31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4356, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4356, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
29 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
3 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
17 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal | |
2 Sep 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 4356, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4356 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-02 |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
Robert is listed in the Nominal Roll for Logan Village ANZACS. He was born 8th April 1893 at Yeerongpilly. His parents were Thomas and Sarah Margaret nee Ogg.
He attended the Logan Village School.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Coralyn Cowin