Alexander FERNANCE

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Service Numbers:	855, 2359
Enlisted:	15 September 1914, An original of G Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 18 March 1886
Home Town:	Hay, New South Wales
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, Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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15 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion, An original of G Company
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 855, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
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
22 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2359, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2359 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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