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LONDON, Alexander (Alexander Henry Webb)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1569 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1569, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1569, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Alexander Henry Webb London record number 8391
Son of George Belcher London and Ellen Shaw London nee Webb of 66 Gwynne Street, Richmond, Victoria.
Brother of Mary (May) Isabella London, Douglas George London who returned to Australia on 16 October 1916 having served with the 21st Battlaion, Jean Harriett Ellen London and Richard John London who returned to Australia on 28th April 1916 having served with 24th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal