Thomas William ALFORD

ALFORD, Thomas William

Service Number: 238
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Launceston, Tas, 2 April 1887
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Driver
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 28 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
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World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 238, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 238, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

Service History

Born: 2 April 1887 at Launceston, Tasmania
Wife: Christina Rose ALFORD
Of 71 Invermay Rd, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Driver
Enlisted: 17 August 1914
Embarkation: 21 October 1914 from Melbourne per HMAT Orvieto
Age: 29 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action: 8-12 May 1915
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 08 July 1915 Insert 4

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Husband of Christina Rose ALFORD