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POULSEN, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1721 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | South Brisbane, Qld., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Petrie, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Samson Vale Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1721, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 5 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1721, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred's parents were Mads Hansen Poulsen and Ameilia Melrose. Alfred was living at Terrors Creek and working as a labourer when he enlisted. He married Cecilla Alma Maude Sheen in 1916. His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A10 Karoo on 5 May 1916. He returned to Australia in 1919 and was living at Woolloongabba with his wife Maude.