Alfred Edwin ECCLES

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Service Number:	639
Enlisted:	20 December 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bedford Bedfordshire, England. , July 1884
Home Town:	Mourilyan, Cassowary Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	National School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 August 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt Plot II, Row I, Grave 30, Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Picardie, France, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour

20 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 639, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 639, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
23 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion
27 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 639, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 639 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-27

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