Frederick Lionel ALEXANDER

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ALEXANDER, Frederick Lionel

Service Number:	2506
Enlisted:	2 June 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Camperdown, Victoria, 1895
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Canterbury State School No 3572
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot 111, Row E, Grave 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canterbury State School No 3572 Honour Roll, Canterbury State School War Memorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

2 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2506, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2506, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne

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Biography

3 Pioneer Battalion

Rank - Private

28 December 1916 Disembarked Plymouth

28 February 1917 Proceeded overseas to France,

16 March 1917 Taken on strength, 3rd Pioneer Bn

Served in the Senior Cadets for 2 years; and in the 50th Bn,

Served in the Citizen Military Forces, St Kilda, for 3 years.

Son of Arthur Lionel and Anna Sophia Alexander, of 25, Harold St., Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

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