Pte
Alvan William Pasfield
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1878 |
Place of birth: Yahl, South Australia, Australia |
General information
Profession: Farmer |
Army information
Country: Australia |
Force: Australian Imperial Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 1965 |
Enlistment date: 28/03/1916 |
Enlistment place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Units: — Australian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (The Hindmarsh Regiment) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
Place of death: Seine, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 39 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 27O |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | Place of death (approximate) |
Connection to other soldiers 1
Wesley William Dewar
Cousin |
Sources 2
43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/60/14). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, PASFIELD A W). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.asp Sources used |
More information 4
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5ef7aeb5-e97f-4aaa-8431-ed2ff1c65d86 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7542773 |
The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=234809 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1600248 |