FIELDER, Alfred Leopold
| Service Number: | 6502 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bowna Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6502, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6502, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6502, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred Leopold Fielder was one of three sons of Francis Edward and Margaret Victoria Fielder, of Albury, New South Wales, who enlisted in WW1. Two of their sons died and the other was a prisoner of war in Germany until late 1918.
Alfred’ brother, Pte. Ted Fielder, died of pneumonia in Liverpool camp while undergoing training during August 1915. He was only 19 years of age.
Alfred only joined the 3rd Battalion on the Western Front on 23 April 1917. He was reported missing only two weeks later during the heavy fighting near Bullecourt.
Another brother, 1542 Pte. Frank Fielder 13th Battalion AIF was also reported missing on the 11 April 1917 at Bullecourt. He was later confirmed as a prisoner of war in Germany and returned to Australia in 1919.