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HURST, Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3811 |
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Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Place of enlisment: Liverpool, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Granville, New South Wales , 1894 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3811, Place of enlisment: Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3811, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3811, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
16 Aug 1916: | Wounded Admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 16 August 1916 (injury to right ankle: on duty, soldier not to blame); transferred to England, 18 August 1916, and admitted to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, 19 August 1916; discharged on furlough, 4 October 1916, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 19 October 1916. | |
25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3811, Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Soudan', 12 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 31 June 1919; discharged 25 August 1919 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ruby Hurst
Alfred Hurst enlisted in World War 1 at the age of 21. Alfed had no previous military experience prior to World War 1. Alfred lived on Endinburgh Road, Sydney, New South Wales. He was not married, he weighed 144lbs and his height was 5'8.5" Alfred was also a baptist. Alfred's next of kin was his father.