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MCALISTER, Albert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5872 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coolamon, Coolamon, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | 1935, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5872, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5872, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5872, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Awarded the Military Medal in 1918, 'During the operations on MONT ST. QUENTIN, North East of PERONNE, on 31st August, 1918, this man showed wonderful endurance and devotion to duty by continuously carrying messages to Battalion Headquarters and guiding parties to the line. He was under very heavy machine gun and rifle fire practically all the time. He worked unceasingly for 24 hours.'
His brother 6095 Private Patrick William John McAlister
23rd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917.
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