ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ALENIUS, Edward Emmanuel

ALENIUS, Edward Emmanuel

Full Name: Edward Emmanuel

ALENIUS

Date of Birth: 11

–

1870

Place of birth: Hesingfors Helsinki

Finland

Occupation: Timber Worker

Address: Bridgetown WA

Next of Kin: Brother- Verney ALENIUS

Next of Kin Address: Helsingfors Helsinki Finland

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4746

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-11-19

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-04-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-25

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Mouquet Farm Pozieres France

Age at Death: 45

Burial Location: Aveluy Wood Cemetery ( Lancashire Dump ) Mesnil-Martinsart France – Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 8

15/11/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bridgetown WA
19/11/1915- To 36 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/12/1915- To 15th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill Camp
1/04/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Ulysses ” bound for Egypt
25/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
20/05/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Serapeum Egypt
7/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
14/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
21/08/1916- Joined 51st Battalion in the field France ex 4th Australian Division Base Depot
3/09/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
23/04/1917- Court of Enquiry found ALENIUS Killed in Action Mouquet Farm Pozieres France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 35593

Victory Medal – No. 35329

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 323359.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bridgetown War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 152.