FULTON, Alexander Roy
| Service Number: | 3096 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Elsternwick State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk/Accountant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
New Irish Farm Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3096, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3096, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3096, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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"...3096 Private Alexander Roy Fulton, 24th Battalion... A clerk from Kew, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Alexandra Fulton embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915. Later transferring to the 8th Battalion he was wounded in action. Following his recovery, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and, on 20 September 1917, aged 25, he was killed in action at Polygon Wood and was buried in the New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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