Alfred Frederick DREYER

Regimental number6991
Date of birth18 June 1897
Place of birthOrroroo, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressOrroroo, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A E Dreyer, Orroroo, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 June 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Discharge date23 November 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6981 Driver Edmund Louis DREYER, 15th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 16 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left leg), Adelaide, 23 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 September 1963
Age at death66
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DREYER Alfred Frederick