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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 Methodist Church Honour Roll, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
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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