Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
School | Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank accountant |
Address | Tivoli Street, Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr C G Alford, Tivoli Street, Mosman, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Head Office, July 1902; transferred to Sussex Street, Sydney, branch; to Eden branch, 1 January 1903; to Goulburn branch, June 1905 (later as teller); to Eden branch, August 1910; to Wellington, NSW, branch, May 1911; to Goulburn branch (as accountant, November 1913, |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Streatham Cemetery (Garrett Lane) (Row S, Grave No. 97), London, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Charles George ALFORD |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, Pozieres, France, 23 July 1916; died of wounds, Empire Hospital, London, 12 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 20. |