ESKILDSEN, Alf Schou
| Service Number: | 7474 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1917, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ronne, Bornholm, Denmark, 31 October 1878 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ptomaine poisoning, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 24 October 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, Church C 4790 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7474, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7474, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7474, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Alf Schou ESKILDSEN was born in Ronne, Bornholm, Denmark on 31st October, 1878
His parents were Christian Johannes Theodor Schou ESKILDSEN & August Dorothea Wilhelmine MOHRING also known as Minna Dorothea who married on 31st Deember, 1877 in Kobenhaun in Denmark
Alf had a daughter Sarah born on 20th June 1906 in Mile End (Old Town) to a Leah ISAACS she was living in London at the time he enlisted in Australia to serve during WW1 - they were not married
He had previously served in the Danish Navy & the American Navy according to the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Circular
Alf died of ptomaine poisoning on 24th October, 1918 and is buried in Plymouth Cemetery (Efford) in Devon
He used the alias Alf EDWARDS
"REST IN PEACE - NEVER FORGOTTEN" Leah & Sarah
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Enlisted and served under alias Alf EDWARDS
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