BRIEN, Alfred John
| Service Numbers: | 65712, N161750 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1918, Kempsey NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Memorials: | Port Macquarie Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 65712, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Kempsey NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 65712, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 65712, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 65712, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), London England HMAT Bakara | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Joined 3rd Battalion London | |
| 22 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 65712, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sent to France |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N161750 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by james atkins
Alfred John Brien Privat 65712
Alfred a fisherman from Port Macquarie NSW joined the AIF 18th reinforcements at kempsey NSW And Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A41 BAKARA on 4 September 1918 and arrived in London 14 November 1918 just missed the war by three days. In England he transferred to 3rd Infantry Battalion and sent to France January 1919 spent time there and returned to London and then shipped back to Australia on HT SUEVIC arrived Melbourne 10 September 1919 and discharged 11 September 1919
Alfred came from a large family of eight children four sisters and thee other brothers, His sister Lucy May Brien married Henry Searle and had two children Dorothy Searle Married Gerald Atkins they have four children
Alfred also enlisted in the Australian Army Volunteer Defence Corps during WW2 16 September 1942 and was discharged 14 October 1942 Volunteer Defence Corps
SOURCE – National Archives of Australia –Australian War Memorial – Trove
Contribution – James Atkins
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