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Alfred Edwin ECCLES

Regimental number639
Place of birthBedford England
SchoolNational School
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMourilyan, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinAunt, Mrs Louisa Filer, Bedford House, New Burlington Road, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death35
Place of burialPeronne Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 30), Maricourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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