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ALFORD, Ian Fitzgerald
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX52947 |
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Enlisted: | 3 May 1943 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia , 4 November 1910 |
Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
Schooling: | Longreach State School , Queensland, Australia (Yr 7) |
Occupation: | Wool Broker |
Died: | Died of wounds, Bougainville, 1 March 1945, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4. D. 15. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico, Longreach Memorial Pool & Aquatic Centre, Longreach War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, QX52947 | |
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3 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, QX52947, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
1 Mar 1945: | Enlisted |
Personal Stories
Scout Master Longreach
Ian Alford is a former Scout Master of the Longreach Scout Group from as early as 1928.
Submitted 18 July 2023 by Kay Danes