Alfred Eric COLSON

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COLSON, Alfred Eric

Service Number:	4086
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 6 February 1883
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 29 July 1916, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4086, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4086, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4086, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4086, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Gemma Smith

Alfred Eric Colson, was born in Quorn, in the mid-north of South Australia on the 6th of February in 1883.

Colson was 33 when he enlisted into the AIF on the 17th of January, 1916.

Colson was sent to France to fight with the 28th Infantry Battalion but, shortly after joining them, was killed in battle. A letter was sent home to inform his family of his death.

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