HOUNSLOW, Alfred Beryl
(L Corp) Alfred Beryl Hounslow
Lance Corporal Alfred Beryl Hounslow 522, a Wood machinist fromWater Street, Semaphore, South Australia, prior to enlistment 5 July 1915 aged 50, he embarked with the 32nd Battalion, B Company from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915.
| Regimental number | 522 |
| Date of birth | 1 May 1891 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| School | North Broken Hill School, Broken Hill, New South Wales; Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Wood machinist |
| Address | c/o Mrs Todd, Water Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S Hounslow, c/o Mrs Todd, Water Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 8-Jul-15 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 5-Jul-15 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915 |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action 20 July 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, | 120 |
| Australian War Memorial | |
| Miscellaneous information from | Parents: George and Hannah HOUNSLOW; husband of S. HOUNSLOW. Native of Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| cemetery records | |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Western Front |
| Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. | |
| Found guilty, Moascar, 20 December 1915, of being absent without leave from 1700 hours until 1930 hours: awarded 2 days' confined to camp. | |
| Promoted to Lance Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 12 February 1916. | |
| Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916 (rheumatism); discharged and rejoined unit, 23 May 1916. | |
| Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. | |
| Posted missing, 20 July 1916. | |
| Court of Enquiry held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. | |
| Note on Red Cross File No 1370813: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' | |
| Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOUNSLOW Alfred Beryl |
| Red Cross file 1370813 |
ID number P09291.156
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
Photographer Unknown
Date made c 1915
Description
Studio portrait of 522 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Alfred Beryl Hounslow, 32nd Battalion. A wood machinist from Semaphore, South Australia, prior to enlistment as a Private, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 12 February 1916 before his battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Hounslow was reported missing in action on 20 July 1916 after the Battle of Fromelles. Subsequently, he was determined to have been killed in action on that date. He was aged 24 years. Pte Hounslow has no known grave and is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France.
