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HAIGH, Alfred Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 29478 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 29478, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Bombardier, 29478, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Bombardier, 29478, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Rank reduced to Gunner on 21 May 1918 at his own request | |
| 9 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 29478, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert William Haigh and Blanche Haigh nee Pead of Eleanor Street, Geraldton, WA
Between 2 July 1919 and 2 October 1919 Alfred studied a Commercial Business Course are Clarke College, Chancery Lane, London, England but was later reduced to 19 September 1919
Returned to Australia on 26 December 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Alfred married Grace H. Turner in Perth, WA