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HANDS, Alfred Ernest

Service Number:	4597
Enlisted:	30 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Manchester, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Burnley, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 4 August 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4597, 14th Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4597, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4597, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion

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Enlisted under alias ROBERTS, Alfred