Alfred SHANHUN

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Service Number:	3555
Enlisted:	6 August 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA (aged 42)
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Upper Diamond Creek, Nillumbik, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916
Cemetery:	Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 13
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA (aged 42)
1 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Fremantle
31 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm

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3555 Private (Pte) Alfred Shanhun was a farmer from Western Australia.

Pte Shanhun embarked with the 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 1 November 1915.

On 31 August 1916 Pte Shanhun was reported wounded in action. No further details regarding his service were recorded following this date.

In 1917, following an inquiry he was confirmed as having been killed in action on 31 August 1916.

He is buried in the Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Originally from Diamond Creek, Vic, Pte Shanhun was an Australian of Chinese descent.

Source: AWM