George Henry ALFORD

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Service Number:	2516
Enlisted:	5 August 1916, Mackay, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Normanton, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1893
Home Town:	Nebo, Isaac, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Somme Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Fouilloy, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Nebo Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Normanton Carpentaria Shire Roll of Honour

5 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2516, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Mackay, Queensland
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2516, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2516, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
31 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2516, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW left leg
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2516, 42nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Shrapnel wounds to left and right legs

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