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BRISCOE, Alfred Edward Henry Harrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1146 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Louth, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Malaria), Heliopolis, Egypt, 24 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 233 Headstone inscription reads: He heard the call & answered, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1146, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1146, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Harrison Briscoe and Elizabeth Briscoe
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal