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ALFORD, Ian Fitzgerald

Service Number:	QX52947
Enlisted:	3 May 1943
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	26 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Longreach, Queensland, Australia , 4 November 1910
Home Town:	Longreach, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:	Longreach State School, Queensland, Australia (Yr 7)
Occupation:	Wool Broker's Employee (Clerk)
Died:	Died of wounds (Mortar Shrapnel), Bougainville, 1 March 1945, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Official Burial Reference ~ Section A, Plot 4, Row D, Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "WHOM THE LORD LOVETH DIE YOUNG".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico, Longreach Memorial Pool & Aquatic Centre, Longreach War Memorial, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, QX52947
3 May 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX52947, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF
1 Mar 1945:	Enlisted

Scout Master Longreach

Ian Alford is a former Scout Master of the Longreach Scout Group from as early as 1928.

Submitted 18 July 2023 by Kay Danes

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