~~~~~~~~~~Description of cover portrait~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Informal portrait of 6274 Private (Pte) Alfred Argent, 21st Battalion, of Corinella, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting on 25th October 1916, Pte Argent embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23 November 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 31 August 1917. On 9 October 1917, Pte Argent was wounded in action at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium by multiple gun shot wounds. He died the next day. Pte Argent was 27 years of age.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 6274
Born:--- Hawthorn, Victoria
Schooling:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Religion:--- Baptist
Civilian Employment:--- Farmer
Home Address:-- Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 26 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:-- Mother, Mrs Mary Argent, Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Attested into AIF:--- 25th October 1916, in Warragul, Victoria.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A20 Hororata, 23rd November 1916
Fate:--- Wounded in action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 9th October 1917 and died of these wounds, on 10th October 1917.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Ambrose Argent and Mary Helena Caughey married 1888 in Victoria.
Family and military connections:--- Cousin, 2838, Corporal Charles Leslie Hankins, of 5th Australian Infantry Battalion, died of wounds 21st September 1917, Belgium and in also buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Informal portrait of 6274 Private (Pte) Alfred Argent, 21st Battalion, of Corinella, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting on 25th October 1916, Pte Argent embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23 November 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 31 August 1917. On 9 October 1917, Pte Argent was wounded in action at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium by multiple gun shot wounds. He died the next day. Pte Argent was 27 years of age.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 6274
Born:--- Hawthorn, Victoria
Schooling:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Religion:--- Baptist
Civilian Employment:--- Farmer
Home Address:-- Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 26 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:-- Mother, Mrs Mary Argent, Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Attested into AIF:--- 25th October 1916, in Warragul, Victoria.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A20 Hororata, 23rd November 1916
Fate:--- Wounded in action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 9th October 1917 and died of these wounds, on 10th October 1917.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Ambrose Argent and Mary Helena Caughey married 1888 in Victoria.
Family and military connections:--- Cousin, 2838, Corporal Charles Leslie Hankins, of 5th Australian Infantry Battalion, died of wounds 21st September 1917, Belgium and in also buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
~~~~~~~~~~Description of cover portrait~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Informal portrait of 6274 Private (Pte) Alfred Argent, 21st Battalion, of Corinella, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting on 25th October 1916, Pte Argent embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23 November 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 31 August 1917. On 9 October 1917, Pte Argent was wounded in action at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium by multiple gun shot wounds. He died the next day. Pte Argent was 27 years of age.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 6274
Born:--- Hawthorn, Victoria
Schooling:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Religion:--- Baptist
Civilian Employment:--- Farmer
Home Address:-- Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 26 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:-- Mother, Mrs Mary Argent, Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Attested into AIF:--- 25th October 1916, in Warragul, Victoria.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A20 Hororata, 23rd November 1916
Fate:--- Wounded in action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 9th October 1917 and died of these wounds, on 10th October 1917.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Ambrose Argent and Mary Helena Caughey married 1888 in Victoria.
Family and military connections:--- Cousin, 2838, Corporal Charles Leslie Hankins, of 5th Australian Infantry Battalion, died of wounds 21st September 1917, Belgium and in also buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Informal portrait of 6274 Private (Pte) Alfred Argent, 21st Battalion, of Corinella, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting on 25th October 1916, Pte Argent embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23 November 1916. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 31 August 1917. On 9 October 1917, Pte Argent was wounded in action at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium by multiple gun shot wounds. He died the next day. Pte Argent was 27 years of age.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 6274
Born:--- Hawthorn, Victoria
Schooling:--- Kew State School, Victoria
Religion:--- Baptist
Civilian Employment:--- Farmer
Home Address:-- Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 26 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:-- Mother, Mrs Mary Argent, Corinella, South Gippsland, Victoria
Attested into AIF:--- 25th October 1916, in Warragul, Victoria.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A20 Hororata, 23rd November 1916
Fate:--- Wounded in action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 9th October 1917 and died of these wounds, on 10th October 1917.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Ambrose Argent and Mary Helena Caughey married 1888 in Victoria.
Family and military connections:--- Cousin, 2838, Corporal Charles Leslie Hankins, of 5th Australian Infantry Battalion, died of wounds 21st September 1917, Belgium and in also buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
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