Alfred Addy

ID 4596

Brief Notes :

Alfred was born at East Ruston in 1888, the 7th of 7 Kids to Edward & Maria Addy.
 he joined the Australian Imperial Army on the 22nd Aug 1914 in Brisbane , Queensland and engaged as a Gunner to the Field Artillery Brigade 1 , he was discharged as medically unfit on 2nd Nov 1914 in Albany - but enlisted again a year later on 23rd Sep 1915 in Albert Park , Victoria - it appears he left because of Syphilis or similar illness , on re-enlisting he had been vaccinated which had left no marks , he died on 27th Feb 1920 from Mellitus Diabetes as a Presbyterian

1914 Aug 22 AIF Signup papers , original
1914 Aug 22 AIF Signup papers
1914 Aug 23 Signup oath
1914 Aug 23 Description
1914 Nov 2 Discharge record
     
1915 Sep 23 Re-enlisting to AIF
  Signup Oath 2
  Description
1917 Apr 14 Casualty Card
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1918 Jan 20 Medical Record Card
  Medic's report
  Vaccination List
1920 Feb 27 Death Card
1920 Feb 28 Burial Record
     
1917 Mar 16 Request for Notification of death  
1920 Jan 12 Final Service Record  
     
1917 Apr 17 Report of death certificate  
1920 Jun 8 Edward's savings book lost ?
1920 Jun 18 Effects of Edward , Savings book lost ?
  Pension award to Family
     
  Change of Address card - Sister in Law
  War Medal Card

Enrolment 1

Regimental number 62
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Brother, Edward Addy, c/o Treasury Buildings, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date 23 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Gunner
Unit name Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/29/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) Name does not appear on Nominal Roll

 

 

Enrolment 2

Regimental number 20214
Religion Church of England
Occupation Fettler
Address Maribyrnong, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Si in law, Mrs A Addy, 141 Magdale Street, Colchester, Essex, England
Enlistment date 23 September 1915
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name Field Artillery Brigade 8, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/36/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
Fate Returned to Australia 24 January 1918
Date of death 27 February 1920
Age at death from cemetery records 32
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Other details War service: Western Front

 

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal