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Guy Allen SHARPE

Surname
SHARPE
Given Names
Guy Allen
Regimental No.
231
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Civil engineer
Address
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Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
26
Next of Kin
W, S Sharpe, PWD Poona, Bombay Presidency, India
Enlistment Date
27 August 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Private
Unit Name
11th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/28/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Place of Burial
Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
64
Memorial Details



Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"First to Fall" – Australian fatalities on 25th April 1915