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ALEXANDER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3686 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dookie, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dookie, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dookie Enlistments Great European War Roll of Honor, Dookie War Memorial, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3686, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3686, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3686, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles William and Margaret ALEXANDER
Private John Alexander, son of Mr and Mrs C Alexander, of Dookie, previously reported missing, has now been reported killed in action on July 25th, 1916. Deceased was 23 1/2 years of age, and enlisted soon after the war broke out.
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