Alfred Ernest FORDHAM

FORDHAM, Alfred Ernest

Service Number: 3816
Enlisted: 7 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Maldon, Victoria, 25 June 1897
Home Town: Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Maldon State School
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

7 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3816, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3816, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3816, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3816, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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