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Andrew Giffen ALSTON

Regimental number1786
Place of birthCorowa, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressCoreen via Corowa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Isobel Alston, Coreen via Corowa, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 June 1916
Place of enlistmentCorowa, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 32), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary ALSTON. Native of Corowa, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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