Alexander CREIGHTON

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Service Number:	1928
Enlisted:	12 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newtown, Northern Ireland, 1870
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Laanecoorie Shelbourne Roll of Honour

12 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1928, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1928, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
10 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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