Alan Eglinton ECKFORD

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ECKFORD, Alan Eglinton

Service Number:	4407
Enlisted:	4 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Queensborough, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1 March 1898
Home Town:	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Private School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Lawyers Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4407, 24th Infantry Battalion
21 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4407, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4407, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Alan Eglinton ECKFORD was born in Queensborough, Hobart, Tasmania on 1st March, 1898

His parents were Arthur Eglinton Montgomery ECKFORD & Ethel Maude PARKER

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His brother Douglas Eglinton ECKFORD (SN 7731) also served during WW1 and was discharged on 11th May, 1917 (1st Infantry Battalion) - he also served during WW2 (SN N24022) and was discharged on 16th April, 1945

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