D'ALPUGET, Jacques Montague
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 9 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Aloysius College, North Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation: | Book-keeper/Accountant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 17 July 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix PLOT I. F. 13. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney French Consulate 'Francais D'Australie' Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 9 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Jacques Montague D'ALPUGET was born on 9th December, 1886 in Albury, New South Wales
His parents were John Albert Gustave D'ALPUGET and Ellen Mary TYGH who married in 1875 in Victoria
His father was born in Bordeaux in France and his mother was born in Albury, NSW
Biography
"Second Lieutenant Jacques Montague D'Alpuget, 54th Battalion, of Woollahra, New South Wales (NSW). A bookkeeper and accountant before the war, he was a school athletic champion and represented NSW in football. D'Alpuget enlisted on 23 August 1915 and embarked from Australia on 9 April 1916 aboard HMAT Nestor. He was killed in action at Fleurbaix on 17 July 1916 aged 29, and is buried at Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"D'ALPUGET.— Killed in action in France, July 17, Jacques Montague d'Alpuget, 2nd Lieutenant, youngest son of J. A. G. and E. M. d'Alpuget, of Ocean-st., Woollahra, in his 30th year. R.I.P." - from the SydneyEvening News 31 Jul 1916 (nla.gov.au)
From the Pre-war years - 1906
"J. M. D'ALPUGET.
His full name is Jacques Montague d'Alpuget, his birthplace is Albury, and he is 19, years of age. The first team of any importance the present full-back of Eastern Suburbs first grade 15 played for were the second Fitzroy, of whom he was captain. At sixteen he played with Eastern Suburbs second; in 1904 he was made first emergency for the senior team, and a vacancy occurring towards the end of that season, he played as centre three-quarter, a position he held throughout 1905. One would think to see how well d'Alpuget carries himself at full-back that he had occupied the position throughout the whole of his career, whereas it is only this year that he was there tried for the first time, and so well has he defended that there were not a few who would have liked to have seen him in a representative team. That is, however, an honour which will come along alright, provided, of course, D'Alpuget keeps up his present form." - from the Sydney Mail 12 Sep 1906 (nla.gov.au)
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