Alfred Morris GARDNER

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GARDNER, Alfred Morris

Service Number:	5091
Enlisted:	14 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Majorca, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Snake Valley, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Snake Valley State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery:	Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 9, Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, Rosieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallinduc War Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5091, 8th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5091, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5091, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Alfred Morris Gardner was the son of Edward Benjamin and Sarah Ann Gardner, of Snake Valley, Victoria. He was one of 8 children, three of whom died serving with the AIF during WW1.

His brothers 1297 Pte. Herbert Benjamin Gardner 39th Battalion AIF, died of wounds 21 February 1917 and 3067 Lce. Cpl. Albert Edward Gardner 58th Battalion was killed at Bullecourt 12 May 1917.

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