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Alfred Ernest PLEASANCE

Regimental number5179
Place of birthSuffolk England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressDarnum, North Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr E Pleasance, Darnun, North Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eldred and Mary PLEASANCE, Darnum Park, Darnum, Victoria. Native of Suffolk, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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