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MILNE, Alexander Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3957 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Alexander was a man of 41 years and 11 months when he enlisted for the Great War on 2 December 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich Queensland Australia, 28 December 1873 |
| Home Town: | Cooran, Queensland |
| Occupation: | labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Amamoor Queensland Australia, 5 November 1933, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld PLOT PPB-11-195 |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3957, 26th Infantry Battalion, Alexander was a man of 41 years and 11 months when he enlisted for the Great War on 2 December 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3957, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3957, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, transferred to 4 Pnr. Bn. (Pioneer Battalion). The following day, he was listed as being at 7 Tng. Bn. (Training Battalion) at Tel-el-Kebir. | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3957, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Alexander was wounded in action on 07 August 1916, when he suffered a H.E. (High Explosive) Shell wound to his head. The following day, Alexander was admitted to 4 Gen. Hosp. (General Hospital) at Camiers. | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3957, 4th Pioneer Battalion, In July 1917, Alexander was on furlough (leave) and returned to his battalion on 02 August 1917. | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3957, 4th Pioneer Battalion, On 1 February 1918, Alexander embarked England aboard H.T. “Balmoral Castle” for his return home to be discharged. He arrived at Australia on 28 March 1918 and was discharged from the A.I.F. |
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