Regimental number | 124 |
Place of birth | East Grinstead, England |
Occupation | Painter |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Earle Foster Rapley |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Kent Cyclist Bn, Territorial Force; discharged. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Unit name | 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row D, Grave No 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney on board HMAT A64 'Demosthenes', 18 May 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from England, 22 October 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 3 November 1916 (not yet diagnosed). Died of pneumonia, 12 November 1916. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RAPLEY Alfred William Henry |