Alfred Sargison METCALF

METCALF, Alfred Sargison

Service Number: 615
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
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World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, 1st Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW
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

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Biography 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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