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RICE, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 227 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nailsworth, South Australia, 18 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Enteric followed by Pneumonia, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria Egypt, 2 December 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 82 Rev. R.H. Owen officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 227, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 227, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 227, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Rice and Alice Rice nee Chesson of 75 Dugan Street, Kalgoolie, WA formerly of Nailsworth, SA. Brother of Freddy Rice, George Rice, Alice Maud Rice, David William Rice, Alexander Rice, Jessie Mildred Rice, Hilda Gladys Rice and Victor Allan Rice
On the Attestation paper it is shown that his father is Edward Rice but in the historical list it shows his father as being George Rice
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal