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TOWES, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7538 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1917, Enlisted at East Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crawley Down, England, United Kingdom, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7538, Enlisted at East Sydney | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7538, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7538, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Alice Louisa Towes of 5 Bradley Head Road, Mosman, NSW. last known address was 'The Laurels', Capthorne, Sussex, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal