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Alfred Benjamin SUMMERSFORD

Regimental number994
Place of birthSt George's Road, North FItzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolAlfred Crescent State School, North Fitzroy, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Address66 St David Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMrs Sarah Summersford, 66 St David Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date12 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Alfred
Place of death or woundingNoreuil, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave No9. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Sarah SUMMERSFORD, 128 Richardson Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2023 Pte William James SUMMERSFORD, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 September 1915.

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