Alexander FERNANCE

FERNANCE, Alexander

    Service Numbers: 855, 2359
    Enlisted: 15 September 1914, Wodonga, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 18 March 1886
    Home Town: Hay, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 30 years
    Cemetery: Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
    Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2. (Coll.)
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, Depot Battalion (AIF), Wodonga, Victoria
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2359, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2359, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, T.O.S. 7th Reinforcements
    22 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion
    17 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
    23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2359 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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