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Algernon Charles METCALFE

Regimental number1845
Place of birthHomebush, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationInsurance inspector
AddressLongreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinEdward Milne Metcalfe, Mines Department, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/98/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3349
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Marion METCALFE
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death18 March 1939
Age at death47
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales

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