Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Suffolk’ 23 for England 13.10.1916.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 7th Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinf.
Milford disembarked with his Bn. at Plymouth 2.12.1916. After an intensive period of training, he embarked for France 29.1.1917. Milford fought with the 28th Bn. at Bullecourt (May 1917) He was admitted to the University Hospital at Southampton with Trench Fever 12.6.1917. On recovery he marched in to the Overseas Training Bn. at Longbridge Deverill. He marched out to Southampton where he embarked for France 3.1.1918 and joined his Unit 9.1.1918. The 28th Bn. fought in the German Spring Offensive between March and May 1918 (AWM 28th Bn.). Milford was AWL for 3 days – and sentenced to 28 days. The Court Martial sentenced Milford to the No 4 Military Prison in France for 2 years 26.9.1918. His sentence was remitted 22.4.1919. Milford entrained and served with his unit for the remainder of sentence.
Embarked for Australia per ‘Main’ 23.7.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Melbourne 7.9.1919. To Fremantle 27.9.1919.
Discharged 3.11.1919.
Final Rank Private, 28th Infantry Bn.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos  SS 'Suffolk' in Suez Canal 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM P00998.027
              Bullecourt, France 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM H1236
              Ypres. Australian Artillery on duckboards at Chateau Wood 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E08184

Information Source
AWM SS 'Suffolk' in Suez Canal 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM P00998.027
AWM H1236. Bullecourt, France 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection Australian War Memorial
AWM E08184. Ypres. Australian Artillery on duckboards at Chateau Wood 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the  Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll Alfred James Milford
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Milford A J
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

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