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AULD, Alexander Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4653 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tobacco Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot V, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten, Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4653, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4653, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4653, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Isabella Auld; husband of Eva Auld 242 Palmer Street, Darlingjurst, Sydney NSW previously of 26 Palmer Lane, Wooloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Medals; British War Medal, Victory Medal