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ALEXANDER, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX78833 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 20 February 1904 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Royal Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, 30 December 1980, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Canberra ACT Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX78833 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Alexander served in World War 1 (as Eric Charles Alexander) and was honorary auditor for the local branch of the RSS&ILA in the 1930s. It would seem he lowered his age to enlist in World War 2. He became a prisoner of war at Changi in February 1942 shortly after arriving at Singapore with the 2/29 Battalion. Alexander returned to Australia in October 1945. After the war he was President of the City sub-branch of the RSS&ILA (now the RSL). He died on 30 December 1980 at Royal Canberra Hospital.