ADDY, Alfred
| Service Number: | 20214 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | North Walsham, Norfolk, England , 12 October 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Australia, 27 February 1920, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20214, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 20214, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 20214, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20214, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Medically unfit | |
| 27 Feb 1920: | Involvement Sergeant, 20214, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20214 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1920-02-27 |
Help us honour Alfred Addy's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred had been born in the parish of East Ruston, near the town of Stalham in Norfolk County, England. He was the son of Edward and Maria Ann Addy. It seems he may have come to Queensland, Australia during 1911.
His older brother, Edward Addy, arrived in Australia at about the same time. Lieutenant Edward Addy, 9th Battalion AIF, died of dysentery in Malta on 18 August 1915, aged 43.
Alfred’s original attestation was with 1st Field Artillery Brigade as Gunner 62 on 23 August 1914. He gave Edward as his next of kin with his address as Treasury Building in Brisbane. Alfred was discharged on 31 October 1914 at Albany, Western Australia as medically unfit.
He enlisted a second time at Albert Park, Victoria, in the 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF, on 23 September 1915 as a Sergeant.
Alfred arrived in England during mid-1916 and joined the 3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, arriving in France during November 1916. He was diagnosed with diabetes during December 1917 and was returned to Australia during January 1918. He was discharged from the AIF in June 1918.
Alfred died at the No. 17 General Hospital, Enoggera, Queensland on 27 February 1920, from diabetes and cardiac failure.