Alfred William (Alf) SALTER

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SALTER, Alfred William

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Service Number:	301
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	High Street State School, Prahran, Victoria
Occupation:	Milk Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 301, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 301, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 301, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of Charles James and Josephine Salter of 1 Kent Street, Windsor, Victoria. Brother of Arthur George Salter who returned to Australia on 11 April 1916 having served with the 5th Battalion and Roy Stuart Salter who was killed in action on 19 July 1916 while serving with the 5th Battalion

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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