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LIERSCH, Alfred

Service Number:	601
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Wakefield, South Australia, Australia, 14 May 1891
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Pneumonia, Egypt, 5 February 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery B 150
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 601, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 601, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Son of William LIERSCH and Susan WANDEL