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HOMER, Alfred Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 110, 2557 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 28 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Coolgardie, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Ballarat Central State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 July 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 4, Row B, Grave 2, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 110, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 110, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 110, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 110, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 110, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (chest and thigh) | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2557, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2557, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2557, 57th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion - GSW (arm, hand nose) | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2557, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2557 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alfred Hugh HOMER was born on 28th April, 1888 in Ballarat, Victoria
His parents were William Frederick HOMER who came from Lancashire in England & Catherine OWEN who was born in Sebastapol , Victoria - they married in Victoria in 1885
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