BEST, Alfred Mudford
| Service Number: | 3564 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 27 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pleurisy, Brisbane, Qld., 22 August 1938, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 10-Section 76-Plot 35 |
| Memorials: | Enoggera Shire Council Roll of Honour WW1, Woody Point Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3564, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3564, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3564, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred's parents were William Mudford Best and Clara Gibbs. Alfred enlisted in November 1916. On his return from the war Alfred married Annie Christine McNaught in 1919. The McNaught family owned land at Woody Point in the early days and Mr McNaught took the services in the Redcliffe Congregational Church. After their marriage Alfred and Annie lived in Brisbane, ending their days at Sandgate.
BEST.— On August 22nd, at tho General Hospital, from pleurisy. Alfred Mudford (Molly), the dearly beloved Son of Mrs. Clara Best of Little Bank Street, West End, and the late W. M. Best of Kelvin Grove, Newmarket, late A.I.F.
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