DUNCAN, Alfred Ernest John
| Service Number: | 2602 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Angaston, South Australia, 15 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2602 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Alyssa Lagana
Alfred Ernest John Duncan was born in Angaston, South Australia on the 15 April 1907. He lived with his mother and father Mr. John Grey Duncan and Mrs. Emily Duncan at 147 Gilles Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Alfred and his parents were Presbyterian.
Before joining the army, Alfred was a laborer. He joined the Australian Infantry, A.I.F, and his service number was 2602. Alfred enlisted on the 4th of January 1916 and on the 25 of March 1916 Alfred embarked with the 32nd Infantry Battalion. Alfred was also involved in the 47th Infantry Battalion. Alfred was a private in the regiment.
Alfred Ernest John Duncan, unfortunately, didn’t make it home from World War 1. Duncan was killed in action in France, 5 April 1918, he was 32 when he passed. He is now honoured at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
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