HEADLEY, Alfred St Clair
| Service Number: | 3147 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 2 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Glen Dhu State School Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 February 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval E 30, T |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, South Launceston State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3147, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3147, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3147, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 2 Feb 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3147, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3147 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Alfred St Clair HEADLEY was born on 2nd September, 1892 in Launceston, Tasmania
His parents were Alfred Eugene HEADLEY & Fanny BEST
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From AWM Summary
3147 Private (Pte) Alfred St Clair Headley, 12th Battalion from Launceston, Tasmania. A 22 year old painter prior to enlisting on 2 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 10th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 16 October 1915. After arriving in Egypt, he transferred to the 52nd Battalion, was promoted to Lance Corporal and went to France in June 1916. He was wounded in action on 3 September 1916 at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After returning to the 52nd Battalion in January 1917, he was later killed in action at Pozieres on 2 March 1917 and buried at Thistle Dump Cemetery, Longueval, France.
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