SALTER, Alfred William
Service Number: | 301 |
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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, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 25 |
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 | |
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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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Add my storyBiography 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