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OUVRIER, Alfred Joseph

Service Number:	6389
Enlisted:	13 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Oakville Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 September 1918
Cemetery:	Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row A, Grave 39. Headstone inscription reads: A young life nobly ended
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Riverstone and District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6389, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6389, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6389, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
17 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6389, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and wrist

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Henry and Maria Ouvrier, of Riverstone, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal