JESSOP, Alfred George
| Service Numbers: | 2925A, 2925 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Numinbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pitt Row Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murwillumbah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2925A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2925A, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2925, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2925 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-28 |
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"...2925 Private Alfred George Jessop, 31st Battalion of Tweed River, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 14 April 1916. He was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 28 September 1917, aged 24. He was buried in the vicinity of Polygon Wood, Belgium but post war his grave was not found. He is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"Killed in Action.
PRIVATE A. G. JESSOP, a Pitt Row public school boy and brother of Mr. R. Jessop, Seville-street, Parramatta, was killed in action in France on Sept. 28." - from the Cumberland Argus 01 Dec 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"PRIVATE ALFRED G. JESSOP, killed in action in France on the 22nd September, 1917, age 21 years. He is a brother of Ray Jessop, Seville-street, Parramatta, and went to Pitt Row school. He enlisted in Queensland." - from the Cumberland Argus 08 Dec 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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