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Name: Nationality: Rank:
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Alchin William Edward
Australian Lance Corporal 53rd Bn. Australian Infantry 24 Gunning , New South Wales 14 march 1918 Son of Edward and Elizabeth Ann Alchin, of "Kia Ora," Pinus Avenue, Glenorie, New South Wales Single Grazier 5'7" = 1.70m 145 lbs = 65.7 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Anglican Somer Farm Cemetery Row A , Stone 14 |
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Military footsteps
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Enlisted at Goulburn , New South Wales and posted to the 17th Reinforcements , 1st Bn. AIF Transferred to Liverpool , New South Wales Disembarked at Suez , Egypt per HMAT ' Ceramic' Re-allotted from 1st Taining Bn. to the 14th Training Bn. to the 53rd Bn. AIF at Tel el Kebir Admitted to N°2 Stationary Hospital Marched in ex N°3 Auxliary Hospital Embarked at Alexandria , Egypt per SS 'Invernia' Disembarked at Marseille, France Marched out to unit Taken on strength 53rd Bn. AIF Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance with pain in the chest Transferred with pleurisy to 15th Field Ambulance Transferred to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station with Pleurodynia Transferred to the Ambulance Train Admitted to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne with Myalgia Embarked per Hospital Ship 'St. Patrick' for England Admitted to the 3rd Western General Hospital at Cardiff Transferred to the 2nd Auxiliary Hospital Discharged from Fovant Hospital to Southall Marched in N°4 Command Depot Transferred to the 61st Bn. AIF Appointed Lance Corporal Proceeded to France , via Southampton to reinforce the 53rd Bn. AIF Marched in 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot at Le Havre Marched out to unit Taken on strength in the field To escort duty F.P. Compound , Bailleul Rejoined unit Admitted with trench fever to the 14th Australian Field Ambulance Admitted to the 5th Australian Divisional Relay Station Discharged to duty Rejoined unit Killed in action |
Hospital Ship ' St. Patrick'
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HMAT ' Ceramic'
SS 'Invernia'
N°3 Canadian General Hospital , Boulogne
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Name: Nationality: Rank:
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Brett Raymond Paul
Australian Corporal 2nd Bn. Australian Infantry 26 Strawberry Hills , South Sydney , New South Wales 8 january 1918 Son of Frank and Alice M. Brett, of "Greycliffe," 47, Bay View St., McMahon's Point, Sydney, New South Wales Single Public State School Labourer 5'9" = 1.74m 142 lbs = 64.4 kg Fair Dark Brown None Roman Catholic Somer Farm Cemetery Row B , Stone 17 |
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Military footsteps
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Enlisted in Liverpool ,New South Wales , 6th Reinforcements , 2nd Battalion Embarked in Sydney on the HMAT Karoola Taken on strength in Gallipoli , 2nd Bn. A.I.F. Transferred sick to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance , Beach D. Station and transferred to the Casualty Clearing Station Admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station with dysentery Transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station at admitted to Hospital Ship Neuralia at Mudros. Disembarked at Malta and admitted to St. Patrick's Hospital Embarked for England on 'HS Oxfordshire' Admitted 2nd Birmingham War Hospital , Northfield Reported to A.I.F. Depots in London Absent without leave for 5 days Punishment : Forfait 5 days pay. Admitted to Australian Overseas Base in Cairo , Egypt Rejoined 2nd Battalion at Serapeum Embarked 'SS' Invernia at Alexandria for France Disembarked at Marseille Took part in Battle of Pozières, including the fighting for Mouquet Farm On command Divisional School , France To Field Ambulance Sick from Divisional School. Admitted New Zealand Stationary Hospital with trench fever Discharged to duty Rejoined Battalion Went absent without leaver from 7.30 Parade Punishment : 3 days Field Punishment N°2 ' Field Punishment Number 1 consisted of the convicted man being shackled in irons and secured to a fixed object, often a gun wheel or similar. He could only be thus fixed for up to 2 hours in 24, and not for more than 3 days in 4, or for more than 21 days in his sentence. This punishment was often known as 'crucifixion' and due to its humiliating nature was viewed by many Tommies as unfair. Field Punishment Number 2 was similar except the man was shackled but not fixed to anything.' Appointed Lance Corporal Particpated in the defence against the German attack at Lagnicourt On leave for England Rejoined from leave Promoted Temporary Corporal Took part in the Battle of Bullecourt Promoted to full Corporal Crime : Disobedience of orders in that he was absent from parade Neglect of duty Punishment : Severely reprimanded by C.O. of 2nd Battalion Took part in the Battle of the Menin Road , Ypres Took part in the Battle for Polygon Wood , Zonnebeke Wounded in action during the Battle for Broodseinde Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance with shot wound to the left knee Transferred to the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. Admitted to St. John's Base at Etaples , France Transferred to England on 'HS Princess Elizabeth' Admitted to Devon Military Hospital Transferred to 3rd Aux. Hospital Discharged to furlough till 19 november Reported to 3rd Command Depot at Hurdcott Offence : Absent from parade 1 hour Leaving parade without permission Punishment : Severely reprimanded by Lt. Col. Flintoff Proceeded to France Marched from England at 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot at Le Havre Proceeded to join unit Rejoined unit. Killed in action at Wijtschate , Belgium An eye witness account of Lt. Green C.F.C.: ' He was killed by a high explosive shell around 7 pm . He had come over with another man to draw rations and the shell caught him going back about 3 yards from the door of the pill box. Two other men came in and I and another officer went out to look for Brett. We carried him down to the pill box but he died almost immediately and was buried in a small cemetery near Estaminet Corner , Wytschaete Ridge.' |
Hospital Ship Neuralia
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HMAT Karoola
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Hospital Ship Oxfordshire
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HS Guildford Castle
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SS Invernia
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HS Princess Elizabeth
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