ISRAEL, Alexander
| Service Number: | 3076 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Spittlefields, London, England, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Stevens School |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Vaux, France, 27 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XIII, Row F, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney The Great Synagogue Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3076 | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3076, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3076, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born in Spittlefields, London, England.
Father Abraham Israel (dec) and Mother Jane Israel,
1916 lived at Leichhardt, NSW, later mother moved to Coogee, NSW.
Brother G Israel, lived with mother at Fairfowl Street, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Described on enlisting as 23 years 10 months of age; single; 5' 6.5" tall; 144 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; black hair; Jewish; tattoo of heart on right forearm
17/11/1916 enlisted into WWI at Liverpool, NSW
24/01/1917 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A68 Anchises
as a Private with 33rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
27/03/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
28/04/1917 taken on strengh 62nd Infantry Battalion, Windmill Hill
03/05/1917 transferred to 33rd Infantry Battalion
19/09/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
22/10/1917 taken on strength 33rd Infantry Battalion
27/07/1918 killed in action at Vaux, France
buried at: Vaux-Sur-Somme Communal Cemetery, France
1920 exhumed and reburied in:
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, France
Plot XIII, Row F, Grave 1
with 'Star of David' placed on headstone
His name is commemorated on Panel 122 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (56014), Victory medal (55093)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (348367)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 09/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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