Alfred Edward CRONK

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Service Number:	1629
Enlisted:	18 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 30 June 1895
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Platelayer (Railways)
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

18 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1629, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1629, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1629, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
1 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1629, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of 3413 Pte. William John Cronk (/explore/people/327247) who enlisted aged 47 after the death of his son, and returned from Service in 1919