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John Stephen ALFORD

Regimental number1784
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressForrest, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Smity, Stanley, Tasmania
Enlistment date9 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 March 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name recorded on Nominal Roll as Stephen John ALLAN.
Discharge date31 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action: (1) 31 January 1917 (shell shock); (2) 4 October 1917; (3) 11 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 September 1966
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery

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