Alexander Henry (Henry) MOON MM

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Service Numbers:	1875, 1875B
Enlisted:	3 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1887
Home Town:	North Dulacca, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Dulacca War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Miles Wall of Remembrance

3 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1875, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1875, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 1875B, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1875B awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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