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Transcript of Nesbitt, Alfred Dunleavy
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Nesbitt, Alfred Dunleavy Service Number 4498
Died of Wounds 2nd May 1917 Noreuil near Bullecourt, France
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children
using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context
provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF.
This resource is presented by Gosford City Council
for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources
contained within remains with the original copyright owners.
NAME Nesbitt, Alfred Dunleavy
SERVICE NO 4498
UNIT 19th Battalion/11
th Reinfs.
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 18 yrs 5 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Summer Hill, NSW
ADDRESS 14 Carrington St. Summer Hill
OCCUPATION Glass Blower
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 8 Dec 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Casula, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Father;- Jas Nesbitt, 14 Carrington St. Summer Hill Mother;- Margaret Anne Nesbitt, (address as above gave permission for son to join AIF).later at 2 Old Canterbury Rd Lewisham.
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’2”. Weight-105lbs. Chest-30-33½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown.
RELIGION R/C
EMBARKED
DISEMBARKED
NOTES AWOL 1½ hrs 12 Jun 1916/ Bugler
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 26 Jun to 4 Aug 1916- Hosp. Tidworth, Eng.-Dang. Ill, appendicitis/ 22 Dec 1916- Hosp. Eng. 1 Jan 1917- Bronchitis- Southall 10 Feb 1917- Hosp Eng. Abscess forehead
DIED 2 May 1917- Noreuil nr Bullecourt, France from wounds to head & legs.
BURIED 2 May 1917- Aust. Dressing Station Brit Cemetery. Vaulx France
Re-interred-Vraucourt Copse Brit Cem. France plot 2 Row B Gve 10. (?Plot 1 Row B Gve 6?).
MEDALS British War Medal-36454, Victory Medal-36176. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-324936.
DEPENDANTS Mother
PERSONAL EFFECTS Id disc, 2 rosaries, wallet, photos, letters, wrist watch & strap, metal cigarette case./
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother. Public Trustee- re Estate of Michael Whealey/
Police Gazette 6
th May 1914 pg. 196
Vide Police Gazette, 1914, page 196.
Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, escapee from the train, has been arrested by constables Robinson and Owers,
Sydney Police. Returned to state Children’s Relief Department.
Sydney Morning Herald 13
th June 1917 pg. 12
War Casualties Killed. Private Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt has been killed in France. He was 18 years of age and a son of Mrs and
the late Mr James Nesbitt, of 14 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, and late of Redfern.
ROLL OF HONOR NESBITT – Private Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, who was killed in action in France, May 2, 1917, aged 18 years. Somewhere in France dear a life is laid, Our soldier, so young and so brave; Far away from all who loved him’ He rests in a hero’s grave. A young life nobly ended. Inserted by his sorrowing mother, brothers, and sisters, Summer Hill.
Gosford Times 5
th July 1917
Private Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, who for some years worked for
Mrs S Dermody, at the Boys’ Home, was killed in action in
France on May 2, 1917, aged 18 years. In his work he was
most careful, thorough, and persevering, no task appearing too
difficult to his confident nature. He enlisted in Sydney and
sailed shortly afterwards, but was detained in England, having
to undergo two operations, which laid him up for 7 months.
Within a very short time of his leaving hospital, he paid the su-
preme penalty, “somewhere in France.”
….
Gosford Times 5
th July 1917
ROLL OF HONOR NESBITT – Private Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, killed in action in France, May 2, 1917. Aged 18 years. “Though not my own, to me as near, Was he whose memory I hold dear.” Inserted by Mrs E. Dermody, Boys’ Home, Gosford.
Gosford Times 24
th April 1919
NESBITT – In loving remembrance of Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, son of Mrs and late Mr Nesbitt, of Carrington Street, Summer Hill. Killed in action 2
nd May, 1916, beloved little
friend of Mrs Dermody. Aged 17 years and 3 months. Though not my own, in me as dear.
Sydney Morning Herald 3
rd May 1918 pg. 5
IN MEMORIUM NESBITT – In sad memory of our darling son and brother, Private Alf. Nesbitt, killed at Bullecourt, May 2, 1917, aged 18 years. R.I.P. Our dear young hero at rest. Inserted by his sorrowing mother, brothers, and sisters.
Sydney Morning Herald 6
th May 1918 pg. 6
IN MEMORIUM NESBITT – In sad memory of Private Alf Nesbitt, Killed at Bullecourt, May 2, 1917. R.I.P. Inserted by his fond aunt and cousins. R.M. Walsh and
family, Camperdown.
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7994847