SHANKS, Alfred Glendower
| Service Numbers: | 3749, Q113903 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, 16 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | West End State School and Townsville Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Sinotype apprentice |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 13 May 1974, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Wall 2, Section 18 |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3749, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 7th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 7th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 7th Field Ambulance, 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 7th Field Ambulance |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Q113903, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 13 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q113903, 5th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 16 Sep 1946: | Discharged Lieutenant, Q113903, 5th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 16 Sep 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q113903, 5th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred was born 16 Apr 1896 in Townsville, son of Hugh Alexander Shanks and Martha Smith. He enlisted 4 Apr 1915 in Townsville and embarked from Brisbane on 24 May 1915 aboard HMAT A11 “Ascanius”. Private Shanks served on Gallipoli and on the Western Front with the 7th Field Ambulance. He was wounded in action (gas poisoning) on 29 Oct 1917 in Belgium. He returned to Australia 24 Jan 1918 and was discharged 18 Apr 1918.
He married Iris Lamington Collins on23 Mar 1921. He died 13 May 1974. Alfred was a linotype operator with N.Q. Newspapers.
Biography contributed by John Edwards
SHANKS, Alfred Glendower. Private, No. 3749, 7th Field Ambulance. Born at Townsville in 1896, and educated at West End State School and Townsville Grammar School. Son of Hugh Alexander and Martha Graham (nee Smith) Shanks, of Walker Street West, Townsville. Enlisted at Townsville and went to Thursday Island. Returned to Brisbane, and embarked for Egypt on 25th April 1915; then to Gallipoli, and was invalided in November to England. Sent to France, and served there till October, 1917, when he was gassed while stretcher bearing, and sent to Birmingham and Dartford Hospitals. Returned to Australia in January, 1918..." - from Queenslanders who fought in the Great War.
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