COLBEY, Alfred Gibson
| Service Number: | 42 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Lofty, South Australia, 3 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 42 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Emms
Alfred 'Alf' Gibson COLBEY was the sixth child and the third son of Charles Hammond and Annie Elizabeth (PRICE) COLBEY.
At the time of his enlistment, the family was living at Maylands, suburban Adelaide.
At Gallipoli, he was promoted to corporal and was again promoted to Sergeant when stationed near Pozieres, France on 30th July, 1916.
On 28 August, 1916, he was mentioned for "good and gallant conduct in connection with the recent hard fighting round Pozieres".
He was killed near Flers, France 5th November, 1916 and his body buried SW of Baupaume, France, reinterred in 1922 at the Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.
One older brother, Frank Hammond COLBEY was also serving in France with the 10th battalion.
Biography
"LATE SGT. A. G. COLBEY.
News has been received by Mrs. C. H. Colbey, of Frederick street, Maylands, that her son, Sgt. A. G. Colbey, was killed in action in France on November 5. Sgt. Colbey was 23 years of age. He was born at Crafers. He enlisted in February, 1914, and was with the 27th Battalion at Gallipoli before he went to France. The young soldier was an employe of the firm of Messrs. Harris, Scarfe, & Co., Limited, and was highly respected by employers and employes alike. An elder brother, Lieut. P. H. Colbey, is in France." - from the Adelaide Observer 16 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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