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BORTHWICK, Alexander Hay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 529 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to A Squadron 8th LHR at Broadmeadows Camp 2nd January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maffra, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Sale, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1942, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sale Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Sale Club WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to A Squadron 8th LHR at Broadmeadows Camp 2nd January 1915 | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated ANZAC to Egypt Enteric fever severe | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Taken on Strength of Unit post convalescence and a further hospitalisation for broken fibula on 13 March 1916/Egypt | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Romani, Gunshot wounds severe Hip Arm and Hand | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RTA HT Ascanius amputated left arm for medical discharged 3MD Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 529, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit amputated left arm |
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MLA Victorian Seat of Gippsland North 1938-1942
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