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METCALF, Alfred Sargison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 615 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, 6 September 1874 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot IV, Row A, Grave 19, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, 1st Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 615, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alfred Sargison METCALF was born on 6th September, 1874 in Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
His parents were William METCALF & Sarah Ann HALL who married on 25th December, 1869 in Northumberland
He enlisted in Randwick, Sydney on 29th August, 1914 and embarked with the 1st Infantry Battalion, E Company from Sydney on the HMAT Afric on 18th October, 1914
Alfred was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 19th May, 1915 and is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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