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Alfred Esmond LULY

Regimental number856
Place of birthLeichardt, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationAccountant
AddressHolland Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.75"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriett Luly, c/o E Kellyrew, 58 Robert Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 May 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Charles and Harriett LULY. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date20 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915.

Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916; discharged and rejoined unit, 28 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

On Command at School of Instruction, Cassell, 1 July 1916; rejoined unit, 15 July 1916.

Posted as missing in action, 20 July 1916; now, 12 August 1916, reported as a prisoner of war at Gefangenenlager, Soltau, Germany.

Struck off strength of 32nd Bn, 20 October 1916.

Place of detention now, 31 October 1916, Kregagefangenenlager, Minden, Germany.

Now, 13 June 1918, transferred to Holland for interment.

Arrived in England, 20 March 1919; reported to A.I.F. Headquarters, 22 March 1919, and granted leave.

Marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 6 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; discharged Perth, 20 August 1919.

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

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death11 November 1934
Age at death41
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, LULY Alfred Esmond

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