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WEARNE, Alfred James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2242 |
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Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 1894 |
Home Town: | Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria |
Schooling: | Spring Street School, Malvern |
Occupation: | Tinsmith |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 May 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakleigh Avenue of Honour, Oakleigh Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2242, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2242, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2242, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
7 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 2242, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW (left arm) | |
10 May 1918: | Wounded Private, 2242, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), 2nd occasion - Shell wound (abdomen and right arm) |
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