FOULIS, Alexander Evan (Irving)
| Service Number: | 3228 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Golden Grove, South Australia, 3 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Williams, Williams, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Borough Isolation Hospital, Weymouth, United Kingdom, 23 March 1917, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Weymouth Cemetery Church of England Section, Grave B32, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williams War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3228, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Ship HMAT Argyllshire from Fremantle WA with the 7th reinforcements | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 3228, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3228 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Alexander Evan FOULIS was born as Alexander Irving on 3rd July, 1872 at Golden Grove, Adelaide, South Australia
His parents were Thomas FOULIS and Mary Ann STEELE
He was working as a Farmer at Williams in Western Australia when he enlisted for WW1 on 14th April, 1916 at Blackboy Hill, WA
He embarked from Fremantle on the HMAT Argyllshire on 9th November, 1915 with the 5th Pioneers Battalion, 7th reinforcements
Alexander was taken ill and sent to the Borough Isolation Hospital in Weymouth where he died on 23rd March, 1917 of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
He is buried in the Holy Trinity Cemetery in Weymouth
The inscription on his headstone reads;
"HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR A NOBLE CAUSE, A SACRIFICE SUPREME"
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour located at the Williams RSL Hall in Western Australia
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Trove - OBITUARY
FOULIS - On March, 23, at Borough Isolation Hospital, Weymouth, England, died of cerebro spinal meningitis
Private Alexander Irving, dearly beloved brother of Thomas Steele Foulis of Williams, aged 44 years and 8 months - deeply mourned
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Alexander Evan Foulis was born at Golden Grove, Adelaide, South Australia in 1872.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14th April, 1916 as a 43 year old, single, Farmer from Williams, Western Australia.
Private Foulis arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 with the 5th Pioneer Battalion, 7th Reinforcements.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Foulis on 22nd January, 1917 while at Camp 26, Larkhill, Wiltshire. He was described as having poor physique. The Medical Board recommended that Private Alexander Foulis was permanently unfit for General Service. He was classified as C3 (Permanently unfit for Service) at Pioneer Training Battalion, Larkhill on 2nd March, 1917.
Private Foulis was marched out from Pioneer Training Battalion, Larkhill on 5th March, 1917 & marched in to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset the same day.
He was sent sick to Isolation Hospital at Weymouth, Dorset on 21st March, 1917.
Private Alexander Evan Foulis died on 23rd March, 1917 at Borough Isolation Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
He was buried in Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset where 3 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/weymouth.html
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