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MCHOLM, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 713 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Amberley, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fernside Board School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 13 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 713, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 713, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 713, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Attestation paper has him being promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal from Private | |
| 22 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 713, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 713 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlsitment was 99 Kippax Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Son of J. and Mary Ann McHolm of Fernside, Canterbury, NZ. Next of kin given as his brother John H. McHolm of Upper Hutt Police Station, Wellington, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served as a volunteer with NZ Manchester Rifles