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VALE, Alexander Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1619 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1619, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1619, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1619, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1619, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to eczema |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Francis Vale and Jessie Weir Vale nee Johnston of Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria.
Brother of William David Vale who was killed in action on 7 June 1917 while serving with the 45th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres. Panel 27
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1916 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 24 September 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Alexander married Bridget Elizabeth Mosley in Victoria