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WARD, Alfred Willoughby
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6351 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Whittingham, Derbyshire, UK, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First), SW to left shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 24 October 1917. | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Multiple SW. Evacuated to 47th CCS at Crouy, where he died of his wounds the next day 5 July 1918. |
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