Regimental number | 1059 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Essex Road School, East Ham, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 1 Holt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, E Alabaster, 44 Wellington Avenue, West Cliff on Sea South End, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Wounded in action at the Dardanelles, May 1915, - took part in evacuation, afterwards transferred to France. Congratulated on his courage and coolness under fire on the 7th/11th June 1917, also won the Military Medal 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Doullens, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row D, Grave 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elizabeth and Edwin Richard ALABASTER. |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |