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SHERLOCK, Alex J (Alexander John; John Alexander)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 775 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Everton, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 17 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row D, Grave 13 Rev. G. Robertson officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 775, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 775, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 775, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Sydney | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 775, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 775 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 74 Kippack Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Son of Ada Louisa Sherlock of Litherland, England. Next of kin given later as his brother of Thomas E. Sherlock of 22 Cooper Street, Surry Hills, NSW and Albert William Sherlock of Litherland England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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