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GRAYSON, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5709 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeds, England, 6 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Elleker Service Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5709, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5709, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5709, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5709, 11th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Louverval |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William GRAYSON and Emily GRAYSON nee LAWSON, Meanwood Farm, Torbay, Western Australia
The Venerable Archdeacon Louch received word on Wednesday to the effect that Private Alfred Grayson was killed in action on April 12. His brother, John Stephen Grayson, was seriously injured in Gallipoli, and his since returned to the State, while a third brother, William, was rejected as unfit. All are sons of Mr. Grayson, a farmer at Torbay.
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