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COUSENS, Alfred Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5073 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lindenow South, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lindenow, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery II J 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stratford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5073, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5073, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5073, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Mason Cousens and Julia Cousens, of Lindenow, Victoria
Pte. A.T. Cousens, of Delvine son of Mr and Mrs. H.M. Cousens, died on the 10th April from wounds received in France. He was 25 years of age. He enlisted in September 1915, and saw about eight months' active service in France. He had only recently returned to the trenches, after being in hospital for about six weeks suffering from shell shock, when he recieved his mortal injuries.
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