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WARD, Alfred Duck (aka Arthur Courtney)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6857 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobar, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery Plot II, Row F, Grave 9, Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6857, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6857, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Duck
Arthur Courtney didn't exist. His real name was Alfred Duck Ward. His mother did not know why he had chosen to enlist under another name, except that she would have objected to him going.
Submitted 18 April 2018 by Kay Stingemore
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Ellen WADE (formerly Ward), of Golgolgon, New South Wales, and the late Thomas WARD. Born at Cobar, New South Wales.