Alfred SHERRATT

Regimental number12/2111
Date of birth16 July 1873
Place of birthEngland
ReligionAgnostic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaungaturoto
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 8"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Percy Sherratt, Builder, Foxton
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in F Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 11) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr P. Sherratt, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Now, 31 August 1915, reported 'killed in action, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816662