| Regimental number | 3451 |
| Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
| School | Warragul State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles S Affleck, Warragul, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2740 Pte Barrow Helbert Ellis LOUSADA MM, 21st Bn, killed in action, 26 August 1916; 1724 Gunner Cecil St Leger LOUSADA DCM MSM, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 10 April 1918; 130 Sergeant Aubrey George LOUSADA, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 30405, 3084 Lance Corporal W.J. DELANEY, 59th Bn (patient, Grove Military hospital, London), 15 March 1917: 'Informant states that on the 19th July, 1916, at 4.50 p.m. Affleck was seen by him to be shot in the abdomen, and most likely killed during a charge at Fleurbaix in France. Affleck was a personal friend of informant.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AFFLECK Duncan Campbell
Red Cross file 30405 |
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