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Alfred Donald HURSTFIELD

Regimental number4126
Date of birth28 August 1896
Place of birthArarat, Victoria
SchoolDobie State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressDobie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Randle Hurstfield, Dobie, Victoria
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 April 1919
Place of death or woundingDamanhour, Egypt
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHadre War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 222), Alexandria, Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Randle and Sarah HURSTFIELD, Dobie, Ararat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Died as a result of a riot.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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