Captain Alfred John Shout was born in Wellington on 7 August 1881. He served with the Border Horse and Cape Field Artillery in the South African war and remained in South Africa until 1905 when he settled in Australia with his wife and daughter. He joined the AIF as soon as war was declared and was appointed Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion on 27 August 1915. He took part in the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and was awarded the Military Cross and Mentioned in Despatches for his actions over the next few weeks.

“About 1 a.m. the Brigade Commander sent for Lieut.-Col. Malone and gave orders that the battalion [Wellington] was to attack Chunuk Bair at 4.15 a.m. and that the attack would be preceded by a heavy bombardment of the enemy position on the ridge lasting three-quarters of an hour from 3.30 to 4.15.”

Landing commenced at dawn and the Australians, 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade, were the first to land at Anzac Cove. 

The attack on Hill 60 was the last major action on the Gallipoli Peninsula in which New Zealanders took part.