JOSEPH, Sydney Alfred
| Service Number: | 6522 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France II E 12, Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, Rosieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6522, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6522, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
SYDNEY ALFRED JOSEPH who was killed in action on 9th August 1918 was the only son of Mr. J. Joseph of Hawksburn. He was born in 1893 and was at the School from 1906 to 1908. He was afterwards engaged at electrical engineering with the firm of F. Marriott & Co., of Melbourne, where he studied the mechanical branch of the business, at the same time studying the theoretical side at the Working Men's College. He enlisted on 25th April 1916 and had seen 28 months' service, being attached to the A Company, Lewis Gun Section, 7th Battalion. He was
very popular. He was killed instantly by a machine-gun bullet while advancing at Rosieres. He was buried with 51 others in the Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension.
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