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ALENIUS, Edward Emmanuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4746 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Helsinki, Finland, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Bridgetown, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber worker |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart Plot I, Row L, Grave 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4746, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4746, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4746, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward Emmanuel Alenius was working as a timber worker in Bridgetown, Western Australia when he enlisted. He was Finnish and gave his next of kin as his brother in Finland. He only joined the 51st Battalion two weeks before he was killed during the fighting for Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916.
His medals etc. were sent to his brother Verner Olof Alenius of Kuopio, Finland. His remains were discovered by the Imperial War Graves Commission during 1923 and identified by the presence of his identity disc. The disc was also forwarded to the soldier’s brother and sister in Finland.