MOREY, Alfred William
| Service Numbers: | 10861, W243335 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | PT Instructor |
| Died: | Bridgetown, Western Australia, 30 January 1953, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Plot: Roman Catholic LA 0504. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10861, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10861, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10861, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 19 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 10861, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , per Sardinia | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10861, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W243335 | |
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| 31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W243335 | |
| 28 Feb 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W243335 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alf was the third of five children of Alfred William Morey Snr (b1859 in Collingwood, Victoria) and Christina Griffin (b1861 in Collingwood, Victoria). Alfred Snr (a Carpenter) and Christina married in 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria. By 1897 the family had moved to Perth WA.
Alf was a Butcher in Perth WA in 1911 when he married Evelyn May Stinton (b1893 in Blackwood, WA). Alf enlisted in the AIF in 1915 and was a Sergeant (Service No:10861) attached to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade when he was Discharged in July 1919.
Following his Discharge, Alf and Evelyn moved to Upper Capel Estate near Donnybrook WA, where Alf was a Farmer until the mid 1930s when they moved back to Perth. In 1940 Alf was working as a PT Instructor when he enlisted in the ACMF (Sergeant; Service No:W243335) with 10 Garrison Battalion. He was atatched to DRO when he was Discharged in February 1944.
Alf worked briefly in Donnybrook as a Farmer and Timber Worker before he and Evelyn moved to Bridgetown in 1945, where Alf was a Farmer. Alf died in 1953 and Evelyn in 1977.
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alf was the third of five children of Alfred William Morey Snr (b1859 in Collingwood, Victoria) and Christina Griffin (b1861 in Collingwood, Victoria). Alfred Snr (a Carpenter) and Christina married in Collingwood, Victoria in 1883. By the mid 1890s the family had moved to Perth, WA.
Alf was a Butcher in Perth WA when he married Evelyn May Stinton (b1893 in Blackwood WA). Alf and Evelyn settled in Perth WA and in September 1915 Alf enlisted in the AIF. He served with 3rd Field Artillery Brigade (Private; Service No:10861), and in 1917 was Promoted to Driver in France. Alf was Discharged in July 1917.
Following the War, Alf and Evelyn moved to Upper Capel Estate near Donnybrook WA where Alf was a Farmer until the mid 1930s. The family returned to Perth and Alf worked as a Labourer and PT Instructor. In January 1940, Alf enlisted in the ACMF (Private; Service No:W243335) with 10th Garrison Battalion. He was a Sergeant attached to DRO when he was Discharged in February 1944.
Alf worked briefly as a Timber Worker in Donnybrook WA before moving to Bridgetown in the mid 1940s where he was Farmer. Alf died in 1953 and Evelyn in 1977.
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