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• Gordon Beresford Alford †

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Born: 15 February 1885

Died: 12 August 1916

Wounded in action during fighting near Pozieres, France on 23 July 1916 and died of wounds on 12 August 1916 in the Empire Hospital, Westminster, London, aged 31. He is buried in the Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

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Names recorded

• Gordon Beresford Alford
• Alford, Gordon Beresford

Ranks

• Held rank of Second Lieutenant
• Held rank of 2nd Lieutenant

Birth records

• Born in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
• 15 February 1885 in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Death records

• Died on service
• 12 August 1916
• 12 August 1916 in United Kingdom
• 12 August 1916 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Life event

• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address

• Glan-y-mor, Tivoli Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Alford, Charles G
• Father - Charles George Alford
• Mother - Elizabeth Crofton Nott

Organisations

• Member Of – ,,
• 1st Battalion, AIF

Main sources

• Alford Gordon Beresford : SERN DEPOT 2/LIEUT : POB Toowoomba QLD : POE Sydney NSW : NOK F Alford Charles G (item)
• Discovering Anzacs - Gordon Beresford Alford (webpage)
• Find War Dead – Alford, Gordon Beresford (webpage)
• Roll of Honour - Gordon Beresford Alford (webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Roll - Gordon Beresford Alford (webpage)
• Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Gordon Beresford Alford (photograph)
• WAR CASUALTIES. KILLED. LIEUTENANT G. B. ALFORD. (newspaper article)
• AUSTRALIAN HEROES KILLED IN FRANCE. (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• ALFORD G. B. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Alford, G.B. on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels