Alfred Henry HIGH

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Service Number:	17078
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Enlisted a Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Field Ambulance
Born:	London, England, 1892
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held 4 July 1969
Memorials:

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17078, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted a Melbourne, Victoria
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 17078, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 17078, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
29 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance
21 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Ambulance, In France
13 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 17078, 13th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William James High and Ellen High nee Bushell of London, England

Husband of Nellie Eileen High nee Allan of Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Alfred and Nellie married during 1914c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 20 June 1919 aboard HS Konig Friedrich August as nursing staff disembarking on 6 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1943 he was employed at the Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria. At the time he was residing in Princes Street, Carlton, Victoria