Marks, Alfred Percy

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Marks, Alfred Percy

Service Number Number 2823 1494 Service Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of illness 23rd November 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Kantara, Egypt

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Marks, Alfred Percy

SERVICE NO

2823

UNIT

1st Light Horse Regiment

RANK

Driver

AGE at Enlistment

28 yrs 11 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Gosford, NSW

ADDRESS

Cecil Park, via Liverpool, NSW

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

31 Dec 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Mrs Maria Marks, Cecil Park, Liverpool

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’6”. Weight-151lbs. Chest-33-36½”.

Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Hazel. Hair-Black.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

8 Jul 1916 Sydney per RMS “Mongolia”.

Military Police-Liverpool Camp-services no longer req.

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED BURIED MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

23 Sept 1917-Sick 17 Nov 1917- to Hosp. Pyrexia. (fever of unknown origin) 23 Nov 1917- Malignant. Malaria-Kantara, Egypt 24 Nov 1917- Kantara Military Cemetery. Gve 176 by Chaplin Mack. Later stated as (Plot C. Gve. 108) British War Medal-43956, Victory Medal-43476. Memorial Plaque & Scroll339012.

Mother 1 Gold Ring, 1 Identity disc (the sum of 550 Piastres [₤5.12.10] was extracted from effects & sent to Staff pay office).

1 balaclava cap, 1 towel, 3 pr socks, correspondence, 1 pocket book, 1 hair brush, 6 h’chiefs, 1 comb, 2 pieces shell band, 3 cartridges (empty), 1 bullet, 1 testament, 1 coin/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Mother.

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