VARLEY, Alfred Alexander
| Service Number: | 611 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Gunshot wound to the head, Horsham, Victoria, 30 December 1962 |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria Row E, Grave 7. Interred on 1 January 1963 |
| Memorials: | Horsham Loyal Grampian Lodge 168 I.O.O.F. Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 611, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 611, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 611, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 611, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the leg. | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 611, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Varley and Mary Ann Varley nee Hewitt of 'Box Grove', Horsham, Victoria. Brother of Ernest Arthru Varley who returned to Australia on 24 September 1918 having served with the 60th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia 8 October 1918 from Taranto, Italy aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 23 November 1918
Medals: Meritiorious Service Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
18 January 1919 - Awarded Meritorious Service Medal:-
R.Q.M.S. Varley has served continuously with his Battalion from February to September, 1918. During this most difficult period he has shown himself to be most capable and conscientious in the execution of his duty, particularly in the recent operations from 8th August, 1918 to September, 1918, whilst forwarding of supplies was of the utmost importance this W.O. was untiring in his work for his Battalion.
London Gazette on 18 January 1919, page 1023, position 38. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 941, position 74
During 1925c Alfred married Caroline Hickson in Victoria