WW1: Alchin Parents Who Farewelled Their Sons by Garry Norman Smith Louisa & Albert Alchin (Doug Langdon, via Ancestry.com.au) Albert Noah Alchin did not see his son go to The Great War. Albert died in 1913, before war was declared. His wife Louisa Susannah Alchin was the next-of-kin for their sons, Arthur Montague Alchin, when he enlisted in 1916 at Goulburn. Louisa Susannah Alchin was also the sister of a Great War soldier. Frank Henry Borman shared the same fate as Arthur Montague Alchin; both were killed in action on the Western Front. Arthur left a grieving mother; Frank left a saddened sister. Albert Noah Alchin & Louisa Susannah Alchin nee Borman (Debbie Longhurst) Albert Noah (Bert) Alchin was a teacher for some years. He was born in Araluen in 1870, the eldest son of Charles and Mary Alchin (nee Stear). He attended Chain of Ponds Public School. At the age of 21 years he began a career in teaching. In 1892, while living in Gunning, he was instructed to take...
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