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HEDGECOCK, Alfred Homewood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 624 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deal, Kent, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rochester Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Furniture salesman |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 31 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Herbecourt British Cemetery A.11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 624, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 624, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 624, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 624, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 624, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 624, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, 3rd occasion - GSW (shoulder) | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, 4th occasion - shell wound (arm and back) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alfred Homewood HEDGECOCK was born in Deal, Kent, England in 1887
His parents were Edward HEDGECOCK & Sarah Ann HOMEWOOD
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