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MCSHANE, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 970 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lefroy, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Burrinjuck, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 41 Headstone inscription reads: In memory killed in action gone but not forgotten, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 970, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 970, 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 Private, 970, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Alfred McShane's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Foster son of William James and Elizabeth Hamblen of 67 Carshalton Street, Croydon, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlistment he was employed by Lane & Peters on the Burrinjuck Dam works