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Alfred Joseph ENGLISH

Regimental number1108
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address33 Newcommen Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Annie English, 33 Newcommen Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 February 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date5 January 1920
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic'; discharged (medically unfit: shrapnel wound, right hand), Sydney, 5 January 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 September 1956
Age at death69
Place of burialWoden Cemetery, ACT
SourcesNAA: B2455, ENGLISH Alfred Joseph

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