Unit |
5th Battalion,
B Company |
Rank |
Private |
Date of Enlistment |
17 August
1914 |
Service no. |
238 |
Date of Death |
8 May 1915 |
Place of Death |
Cape
Helles |
Age |
28 |
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Cemetery |
Helles |
Details |
Panel 201 |
Epitaph |
- |
Next of Kin |
(Wife)
ALFORD Christina Rose |
Address |
Bluff Rd,
Sandringham VIC |
Parents |
Thomas
William Barker Alford |
Address |
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Date of Birth |
2 April
1887 |
Place of birth |
TAS
Launceston |
General |
Alford was
killed while trying to rescue a wounded comrade (source 80) |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
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The Age Newspaper, 5 July 1915, page 12 (source 44) |
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Photo |
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The Argus Newspaper, 20 July 1915, page 5 (source 42) |
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Headstone |
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Gallipoli Photographic Expedition, 2009 (source 183) |
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Notes |
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Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918. DE RUVIGNY, the Marquis, volume 2,
page 4 (source 80) |
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Various |
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Australian War Memorial, ACT, Panel 42 (source 14) |
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