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GOSTELOW, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2816 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Palmwoods, Queensland, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Weipa, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Pneumonia following Measles, At sea (HMAT Ayrshire), At sea (HMAT Ayrshire A33), 27 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2816, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2816, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2816, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Roseden Gostelow of Weipa Mission Station, Thursday Island. Father of Frederick Edwin Gostelow
Medals: British War Medal