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DA - COSTA, Alfred Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1121, 1203 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 14 |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1121, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1121, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1203, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1203 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A.E. Da Costa of 23 Great Thorn Street, Edgecliff, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to David Jones Ltd. of Sydney, NSW for 2 years
At the time of enlistment he was serving in the Naval Reserves