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ALFORD, Frederick John Hilliar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2121 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodstock, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodstock, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Belgium, 25 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX11, Row F, Grave 6A Headstone inscription reads: One of the best a brother dearly loved sadly missed by all he knew |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Parkes District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2121, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2121, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2121, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gunshot wound to the head fracturing his skull | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 2121, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2121 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Robert and Emily Sarah Alford of Noyean, Woodstock, NSW
5 October 1917 - at Ypres, he was recommended for the Military Medal but it was not awarded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents received non of his personal effects due to the sinking of S.S. Barunga on which they were being returned
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