DRECKOW, Alfred Alwin
| Service Number: | 55821 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eudunda, South Australia, 14 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cleve, Cleve, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 19 October 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. DRECKOW OF CLEVE |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleve WW1 Honor Roll, Cleve War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55821, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55821, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 19 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 55821, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55821 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-19 |
Pte Alfred Alwin Dreckow
From Cathy Sedgwick
Died on this date - Pte Alfred Alwin Dreckow arrived at Fovant, Wilts for training on 13 Aug 1918. Sent to Hospital at Codford with mumps then Hospital at Hurdcott. Re-admitted to Hurdcott & transferred to Fovant seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia. Died on 19 October, 1918.
Private Alfred Alwin Dreckow died at 12.15 am on 19th October, 1918. He was buried in Compton Chamberlayne War Graves Cemetery where 27 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.
Submitted 19 October 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of Christian and Mary Dreckow, of Riverton, South Australia.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Cathy Sedgwick UK
Died on this date - Pte Alfred Alwin Dreckow arrived at Fovant, Wilts for training on 13 Aug 1918. Sent to Hospital at Codford with mumps then Hospital at Hurdcott. Re-admitted to Hurdcott & transferred to Fovant seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia. Died on 19 October, 1918.
Private Alfred Alwin Dreckow died at 12.15 am on 19th October, 1918. He was buried in Compton Chamberlayne War Graves Cemetery where 27 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.
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