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AVERY, Alfred Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 366 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linotype Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wounds to the abdomen, left leg and left arm , 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1, Row G, Grave 1A Rev. J. Nicholson officiated Headstone inscription reads: While he lies in peaceful sleep his memory we will always keep, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canberra Sun Newspapers Limited Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 366, 1st Machine Gun Company, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 366, 1st Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 366, 1st Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Transferred from the 1st Machine Gun Company to the 22nd Machine Gun Company at Grantham | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company, In Belgium | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 366, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 366 awm_unit: 22nd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Cooper Avery and Eva Maria Lillie Avery of 58 Howard Street, Randwick, NSW formerly of 'Kelso' Alexander Street, Coogee, NSW. Brother of Ruth Clemow nee Avery of Redfern
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal