PYE, Alfred Rose
| Service Number: | 5713 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia , 1898 |
| Home Town: | Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery IV D 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riverstone and District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 18th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5713, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5713, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Alfred Rose Pye
* Alfred Rose Pye was born in Riverstone 1916 .
* Next of kin was his father James John Pye of Riverstone.
*Enlistment age 18
* He was a farmer before the war started
* He served on the 18th battalion Australian Army
* He was killed in action 26th February 1916
Submitted 2 December 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Councillor James John and Frances PYE of Rivertsone, NSW
PRIVATE ALFRED ROSE PYE, eldest son of Councillor J. J. Pye, of Blacktown Shire, and nephew of our cricket champion, Mr. L. W. Pye. The boy, who was not 19 years of age when he enlisted, was of the third generation of the same family reared at the old homestead, Riverstone. He left Sydney on September 9, and was shot through the head and heart in an attack on a trench near Baupaume on February 26. He was a member of the Blacktown Rifle Club, and was a first-class shot. He left England for Fance as a sniper. His only brother says he is going to enlist to take his place as soon as he is old enough. A letter addressed to Mr. L. C. Davis, of Riverstone, was in the brave lad's pocket when he received the fatal wound in the heart. The bullet went right through the envelope. Councillor Pye's brothers (David and Robert) have also lost their eldest sons in the war, and another brother's (Charles's) eldest son has been twice wounded.
KILLED AT THE WAR.
Mr. J. J. Pye, of Liberty Hall, Schofields, thas received word that his son, Alfred Rose Pye, has been killed while fighting in France. He was only, 18 year's of age, and a lad of fine physique. The young soldier enlisted last June, and in October last went to Salisbury Plains, and had been in France about six weeks. He was a splendid rifle shot, and was selected as a sniper, and afterwards joined the bomb throwers. He has made the supreme sacrifice for his country, land the parents have the sympathy of the whole district in the loss of their fine son.
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