Errol John AXFORD

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AXFORD, Errol John

Service Number:	13423
Enlisted:	5 August 1916
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 5 October 1897
Home Town:	Keith, Tatiara, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Engineer
Died:	Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 14 May 1960, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 15, Grave 405
Memorials:	Jamestown Methodist Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Keith War Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 13423
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Driver, 13423, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Driver, 13423, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 13423

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I4504 Birth record: 5/10/1897 in Jamestown, South Australia

Father: Thomas AXFORD b: 4/3/1870 in Moonta, SA
Mother: Margaret May JEFFS b: 6/12/1868 in Allandale North, SA

Prior to enlisting: 1yr apprenticeship in Motor Engineering
1.5yrs Services Cadets

On enlisting Errol was 18yrs 8mths old; 5' 8" tall; 142 lbs; fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair; single; methodist, living with his parents at Keith, SA

5/8/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide, SA
as a Driver with Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company Section 3

6/10/1916 appointed to Royal Park, C Comapny, 2nd Depot Battalion

22/12/1916 Embarked from Port of Melbourne, Victoria, onboard HMAT A34 Persic
as a Driver with 5th Motor Transport Company

3/3/1917 disembarked into Davenport, England

24/5/1917 marched in to AASC Training Depot

20/6/1917 proceeded overseas to France

12/3/1918 taken on strength as Driver with 5th Division Motor Transport Company

23/7/1919 Returned to Australia onboard HT Main
14/10/1919 disembarked into Australia

14/1/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War Medal (18402), Victory Medal (18173)

14/5/1960      passed away in Coromandel Valley, South Australia
buried in:       Centennial Park Cemetery
                   Derrick Gardens, Path 15, Grave 405   (Expires: 17/05/2020)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA, for her information.

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