Edwin John Alley (1881 - 1949)

Born 1881 in Saint Arnaud, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wilding) Alley — married 1919 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1949 at about age 68 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Edwin Alley is Notable.

Edwin Alley was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Edwin Alley is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Edwin Alley served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 02 Feb 1916
Unit(s): 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Service ended: 20 Nov 1918

Edwin John Alley was born in 1881, the son of Edward Alley and Eliza Shephardbottom. ^[1] His Attestation/Enlistment papers list his place of birth as St. Arnaud in Victoria.

Edwin John Alley, known as Ted was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Some AFL sources also list his nickname as Ned Alley. He also played for 151 games for the Williamstown Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1905 to 1915.

Edwin John Alley enlisted into the A.I.F. on the 2nd February 1916, and embarked for Europe on the 6th of June 1916 on the HMAT A62 Wandilla. Arriving just in time in London to be selected for the Third Australian Divisional Squad in the 1916 Pioneer Australian Rules Exhibition Game played on Saturday the 28th of October 1916. ^[2]

In 1919, Edwin John Alley married Elizabeth Wilding.^[3]

He passed away in 1949, aged 67. ^[4] at his Canterbury, Victoria residence on 18 July 1949.

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Sources

1. ↑ Victorian birth registration 1881: 19754,,Alley,Edwin John,Edward William,Sheppardbottom Eliza Jane,Star,
2. ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Edwin John ALLEY for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 135; Rank: Private; Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company; Enlistment Date: 02 Feb 1916; Returned to Australia 20 November 1918 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 06 Jan 2023
3. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1919: 01111,,Alley,Edwin John,Wilding,Elizabeth,, 1919: 01111,,Wilding,Elizabeth,Alley,Edwin John,,
4. ↑ Victorian death registration 1949: 07424,,Alley,Edwin John,Alley Edward,Shepparbottom Eliza,Cburg,67,

• Ted Alley from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 3rd of July, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alley

• 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 28th of June, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Pioneer_Exhibition_Game

• Williamstown v. West Melbourne. from the Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) of Saturday 5 October 1907, Page 20. first accessed on TROVE on the 29th of September, 2023 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221259506?

• Family Notices from The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) of Tuesday 19 July 1949, Page 14. first accessed on TROVE on the 3rd of July, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22765534

• Private Edwin John Alley Service number: 135 from the Australian War Memorial website. first accessed on line on the 3rd of July, 2022 at: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10978389 & https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10660165

• TED ALLEY from the AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL.COM website

• NAA: B2455, ALLEY E J Private Edwin John Alley (service no. 135) Military Records from the National Archives of Australia.