ALFORD, Stephen John
| Service Number: | 1784 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waratah, Tas., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Stanley, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 19 September 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholie NBD Number 14 Service date 21 September 1966 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1784, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1784, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart |
Service History
Born Waratah, Tas.
Son of Margaret SMITH
Of Stanley, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer
Enlisted: 9 May 1916
Embarkation: 8 August 1916 from Hobart per ‘Ballarat’
Age: 27 years
Served in France
Wounded in Action on 3 occasions: 31/1/1917, 4/10/1917 & 11/8/1918
Returned to Australia: 15 April 1919 per ‘Derbyshire’
Discharged: 31 May 1919
Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 09 November 1916 Insert 5
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography
Son of Margaret SMITH