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ENGLEY, Walter Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 891 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Tunbridge Private School, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row E, Grave 1 Chaplain J.C. McPhee officiated, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany Drew, Robinson & Company Roll of Service, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 891, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 891, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 891, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 32 years. Prior to leaving for Australia he worked as a Salesman and a Commercial Traveller
Address at the time of enlistment was Weld Hotel, Albany, WA
Son of Edwin John and Eleanor Engley of 226 Hainult Road, Leytonstone, London, England formerly of Manor Road, Brockley, England.
Brother of Edwin Albert Engley who died of wounds on 5 July 1918 while serving with the 26th Battalion. Edwin is buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Plot 1, Row D, Grave 32
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1878 Engley Walter Alfred Tunbridge 2a 604
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