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VAN MENXEL, Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1639 |
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Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Antwerp, Belgium, 1890 |
Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Sailor |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 19 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row C, Grave No. 18 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1639, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1639, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Louis Van Menxel of Pret Street, Antwerp, Belgium.
Medals; 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal