ARMSTRONG, Alfred Henry
| Service Number: | 263 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1915, Wondai, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 15 May 1948, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murgon Cemetery, Qld Anglican, Sec 1, Line 4, #489 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 263, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wondai, Qld. | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 263, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 263, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 17 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bravery in the Field | |
| 15 May 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, Awarded Bar to Military Medal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James ARMSTRONG and Susan nee PETTY, Norman Street, East Brisbane, Qld.
Military Medal
'During the attack on LAGINCOURT on the morning of the 26th March 1917 just before entering the Village a Machine Gun held the Company up, this man rushed the gun killing one of the crew ith a bomb and bayoneted two. The remainder cleared with the gun leaving the trench clear. Continuing through the village Sergeant ARMSTRONG rallied his men in a splendid manner and by his example kept them cool athough exposed to considerable sniping from Rifles and Machine Guns.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174
Date: 11 October 1917
Bar to Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
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