SADLER, Alfred Arthur
| Service Number: | 4233 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, 27 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Waterloo Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wicker worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4233, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4233, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4233 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred Sadler was the son of Alfred Edward and Alice Anne Sadler, of 106, Morehead St., Redfern, NSW; husband of Mary Margaret Sadler, of 3, Clifton Terrace, Frenchmans Rd., Randwick, NSW.
His older brother, 1260 Pte William Edward Sadler, 18th Battalion AIF had been killed in action at Gallipoli 22 August 1915, aged 30.
Alfred as a member of the 54th Battalion simply vanished from the face of the earth on 19 July 1916. One soldier in his Red Cross file stated he saw him wounded during the early part of the action. His wife remarried soon after the war. His mother stated he was also a cricketer and footballer on his Roll of Honour form.
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