BRYSON, Alex
| Other Name: | Bryson, Alexander |
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| Service Number: | 131 |
| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915, An original member of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot IV, Row H, Grave 17. REMEMBERING THESE DEAD LET THE LIVING BE HUMBLE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Ravenshoe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, An original member of A Company | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action- France, gunshot wound shoulder | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action- France, gunshot wound buttock. | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 131, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action- France, shrapnel wound buttock |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alex Bryson was the son of Houston Stewart and Jane Bryson and born in Carlton, Victoria. He is referred to as Alexander Bryson on his roll of honour form. He was 35 years of age when he enlisted and his parents were both deceased. He was living in Herberton, Queensland, at the time, and enlisted in Townsville, Queensland.
His older brother, 2085 Trooper Houston Stewart Bryson 3rd Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, died of wounds in Cairo, Egypt on 15 November 1917, aged 41.
Alex was made a Sergeant in the original 41st Battalion and was wounded on three separate occasions before he was killed in action on 8 August 1918.
He was said to have been killed by a shell on the right bank of the Somme, near Hamel. The Battalion had was making an advance at the time and Bryson was said to have been buried where he fell. His service file states he was buried in an isolated grave about three quarters of a mile west of Hancourt.
During 1919, his remains were relocated to the Heath Cemetery at Harbonnieres.
His medals and entitlements were sent to his brother, Robert Ernest Bryson.
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