COUVE, Alan Crawford
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 14 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist's apprentice |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove |
| Memorials: | Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Dandenong St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"...Lieutenant Alan Crawford (Dutch or Dutchy) Couve, 8th Battalion from Dandenong, Victoria. A 20 year old chemist’s apprentice prior to being appointed a Second Lieutenant on 24 August 1914, he embarked for overseas with G Company from Melbourne on 19 October 1914 aboard HMAT Benalla (A24). After a stopover in Albany, Western Australia, he arrived in Egypt on 2 December 1914. Following further training in Egypt, the battalion took part in the Gallipoli landings on 25 April as part of the second wave. Lt Couve was wounded in action on the first day and died from his wounds on 26 April 1915. He is buried in Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. This image is from the collection of brothers Lt Alan Crawford Couve and 2nd Lt Henry Thomas Ladson Couve from Dandenong, Victoria. They photographed members of their unit in Egypt prior to serving at Gallipoli where they both died." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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