Alexander NAIRN

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Service Number:	1355
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Buangor Victoria , 1887
Home Town:	Buangor, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling:	Buangor State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Egypt, 23 December 1916
Cemetery:	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Buangor Roll of Honour

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1355, Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1355, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1355, 8th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1355, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1355 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-12-23

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