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YAPP, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 92 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 12 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | West End, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman and Engine Cleaner (Railways) |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section F7, Row 4 |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 92, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 92, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 92, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred was born 12 Oct 1891 in Townsville, son of Alfred John Yapp and Susanna Jane Parry, of Stagpole Street, West End. He enlisted 21 Sep 1914 in Townsville and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT A40 “Ceramic” on 22 Dec 1914. Private Yapp served on the Western Front with the 15th Battalion, 7th Machine Gun Company. He was Wounded in Action on 27 Aug 1916 in France with shell shock, and was returned to Australia on 4 May 1917. On 16 Aug 1920, he married Edith May Reynolds. He was a fireman and engine cleaner in the railways. He died 9 Apr 1950.
Courtesy of Samual Cox
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