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ALEXANDER, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6649 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 3, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A18 Wiltshire fromSydney | |
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| 13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Townsville, QLD | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6649, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6649, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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26 Battalion
Rank - Private
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Friend of Agnes Fowler
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