Book of Remembrance entry
GOLLER, ALFRED ERNEST. 1902.
Geelong Coll.; Ormond; B.A., with final honours in Philosophy; football blue.
16.1.17, Chaplain Captain; sailed 19.2.17 on Ballarat, and specially commended for his coolness and helpfulness when it was torpedoed; appointed first to Salisbury Plain, then in November to Le Havre, and in December to 2nd A.G.H., Boulogne; to 37th Btn. January 1918.
On 29th September 1918, about a mile E. of Rossnoy, he was attending to the burial of two men when a machine-gun bullet pierced his heart, killing him instantly. He was buried at St. Emelie Cemetery.
Geelong Coll.; Ormond; B.A., with final honours in Philosophy; football blue.
16.1.17, Chaplain Captain; sailed 19.2.17 on Ballarat, and specially commended for his coolness and helpfulness when it was torpedoed; appointed first to Salisbury Plain, then in November to Le Havre, and in December to 2nd A.G.H., Boulogne; to 37th Btn. January 1918.
On 29th September 1918, about a mile E. of Rossnoy, he was attending to the burial of two men when a machine-gun bullet pierced his heart, killing him instantly. He was buried at St. Emelie Cemetery.
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?Early education at Geelong College, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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?Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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1916Military service as Chaplain 16 January 1916
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1918Death in Ronssoy -- Somme, France 29 September 1918
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