Isaac ALFORD

ALFORD, Isaac

    Service Number: 2612
    Enlisted: 3 April 1916, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Workplace accident, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1935
    Cemetery: Inverleigh Cemetery
    Memorials: Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 46th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2612, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2612, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    12 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to left arm. Evacuated to UK.
    9 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company, France
    28 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 23rd Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    18 Sep 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, France
    29 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2612, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
    6 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2612, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, RTA 12 May 1919 for discharge (TPE).

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