Date of birth | |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | West Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mary Ann Aland, West Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as 2nd Lieutenant (Provisional) in the 8th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: Lieutenant Promotion date: Temporary Captain Promotion date: Captain Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross (altered to Mention in Despatches) Recommendation date: Bevet Major Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Father: 3451 Pte Edwin Robert ALAND, 1st Anzac Entrenchment Bn, killed in action, 29 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Promoted Lieutenant, 20 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Granted temporary rank of Captain, 20 July 1916. Promoted Captain, 22 November 1916. Awarded Military Cross, 29 December 1916. Seconded for duty with 8th Training Bn, England, 21 August 1917. Posted to 14th Training Bn, 7 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 April 1918; rejoined 31st Bn, 13 April 1918. Detached to 130th US Infantry Regiment, 20 July 1918; rejoined unit from detachment. Wounded in action, 4 August 1918 (shrapnel wound, right shoulder); admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 August 1918, and transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 6 August 1918, and admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 7 August 1918; discharged to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 12 August 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 15 August 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 24 January 1919; assumed duties as OC, D Company, AIF Depots, Tidworth, 1 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HMAT 'Raranga', 8 September 1919; appointment terminated, 30 December 1919. Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Buka, Bougainville, New Guinea |