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ALEXANDER, Robert Osborne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 756 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 5, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 756, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 756, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 756, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 756 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Nagambie, Victoria |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Alexander and Janet Kennedy Alexander nee Cuthbert of Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of Archibald Alexander of 120 Pickle Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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