GALLAND, Alexander Gladstone
| Service Number: | 446 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Essendon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenferrie, Victoria, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ascot Vale Public School |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 446, Essendon, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 446, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 446, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 446, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 446 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Alexander Gladstone GALLAND was born in 1887 in Glenferrie, Victoria
His parents were John GALLAND and Emily FLINTOFT
He had previous service of 5 years & 5 months with the CMF before he enlisted on 17th August, 1914 with the Australian Army - he was with the 7th Battalion, D Company - Unit embarked from Melbourne on ship Hororata on 19th October, 1914
Alexander was Killed in Action on 4th October 1917 , Belgium- no known grave - he is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and the Australian War Memorial
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