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Cpt. Alfred John Shout VC, MC.
Australian Imperial Force 1st Btn.
(d.11th Aug 1915)
Alfred Shout died of wounds on the 11th of August 1915, aged 35 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29328, dated 15th Oct., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery at Lone Pine trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula. On the morning of the 9th Aug., 1915, with a very small party, Capt. Shout charged down trenches strongly occupied by the enemy, and personally threw four bombs among them, killing eight and routing the remainder. In the afternoon of the same day, from the position gained in the morning, he captured a further length of trench under similar conditions, and continued personally to bomb the enemy at close range under very heavy fire until he was severely wounded, losing his right hand and left eye. This most gallant officer has since succumbed to his injuries."
