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NAPPER, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5169 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Sale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gippsland College |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundalaguah WW1 Roll of Honor, Bundalaguah, Montgomery & Mrytlebank Roll of Honour, Sale Cenotaph, Sale St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5169, Sale, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5169, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5169, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5169, 6th Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wound (thigh) | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5169, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Montbrehain, Shell wound (right thigh, arm and head) |
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