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Alfred Wilson MORTON

Regimental number910
Place of birthEuroa, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address7 Kneen Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.25"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs J. Hutchinson, 35 Sheffield Street, Coburg, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in the Senior Cadets; 'left for the country'.
Enlistment date1 December 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 13 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 4 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 May 1965
Age at death72
Place of burialKerang Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, MORTON Alfred Wilson

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