Alfred William CHILDS

Alfred William CHILDS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	6485
Enlisted:	3 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Albans, England, 1879
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wheelwright
Died:	Illness - Pneumonia, 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia, 2 July 1918
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Church of England section, Row H, Grave 11, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6485, Enlisted at Sydney
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6485, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6485, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
12 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6485, Severe shell shock and evacuated to England on 3 May 1917
19 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6485, Discharged at 3 Military District

Help us honour Alfred William Childs's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Son of Walter and Mary Ann Childs of Truhano, Verulam, St Albans, England

27 September 1917 - commenced return to Australia on Board HT Suevic disembarking on 20 November 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal