HUISH, Alfred Henry
Service Number: | 2397 |
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Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | St. George, Bristol, England, 1888 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Bedminster Council School, Bristol, England |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row A, Grave 20. Headstone inscription reads:- There is no fireside however defended but has one vacant chair |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2397, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2397, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion | |
20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 62nd Infantry Battalion, In England | |
21 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
9 May 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2397, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2397 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Alfred Harvey Huish.
Son of Walter Huish and Mary Ann Huish of Parson Street, Bedminster, Bristol, England. Also worked as a taxi driver.
At the time of his enlistment was Avon Robertson Street, Highfield, Canterbury, NSW.
Husband of Florence May Huish nee Brownof Chapel Barton, West Street, Bedminster, Bristol, England. Alfred and Florence married on 3 March 1917 in the Church of St. Aldhelm, Bedminster, Bristol, England. Vicar Percy H. Godwin officiated.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal