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Alfred Bignell enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria at the age of 24 on the 1st of December 1914. He had been born in Ballarat, Victoria, was single, and was employed as a Labourer. He volunteered and was stationed with the 4th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcements with the Regimental Number 781. He was discharged and returned to Australia on the 6th of December 1919.
Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Alfred Bignall.