Regimental number | 57821 |
Place of birth | Mount Alford, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Boonah, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Alcorn, Boonah, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Bakery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2720A Sergeant Ebenezer Cyril ALCORN, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917; 2103 Pte John Leonard ALCORN, 25th Bn, killed in action, 5 August 1916; 57820 Pte Ernest Percy ALCORN, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: England, France (post-Armistice) Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 22 November 1919; disembarked Sydney, 12 January 1920; discharged (medically unfit), 22 February 1920. Medal: British War Medal |