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ALEXANDER, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 454 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cambridge Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 454, 29th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 454, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 454, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Alexander was said by eye witnesses to have been killed instantly by a shell near the village of Beaumetz during a German counter attack. He was buried in the field and his grave marked but it was subsequently lost. He was reported as missing until a court of enquiry held in August 1917 confirmed him as killed in action. He was 24 years of age.
His younger brother, 514 Pte Archibald Alexander 7th Battalion AIF was shot in the Landing boats and killed at Anzac on 25 April 1915, age 20.