| Regimental number | 3875 |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Other Names | Page, Alfred F |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R. Page, Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, SA. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to 59th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 26 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 9 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1918; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 15 Australian Light Mortar Battery, 5 July 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 October 1916 (influenza); transferred to Ambulance Train, 24 October 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 24 October 1916; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 10 November 1916. Tried by Field General Court Martial on a charge of while on active service leaving his guard without orders, in that he at Etaples on 12 November 1916,when a guard at the Australian General Base Depot left the guard without permission until surrendering himself about 2000 hours, 15 November 1916: found Guilty on charge and sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour; sentence commuted to 90 days' Field Punishment No 1, no date stated. Marched into Australian General Base Depot from Field Punishment Compound, 17 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 28 March 1917, and rejoined 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery the same day. Admitted to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 May 1917 (malaria); transferred to No 1 Ambulance Train, 27 May 1917; to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 27 May 1917; to England, 5 June 1917; to Norfolk War Hospital, 6 June 1917 (trench fever); discharged to furlough, 16 July 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 30 July 1917. Admitted to Brigade Hospital, Perham Downs, 31 July 1917 (bronchitis); marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 August 1917 (Class B2C). Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: bronchitis and debility), 1 February 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PAGE Alfred Frederick |
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